Brown Girl, Brownstones
by Paule Marshall
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfamilyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringcoming of agesocial commentaryempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
"Set in Brooklyn during the Depression and World War II, this is the story of a Selina Boyce, the daughter of Barbadian immigrants. She is caught between the struggles of her hard-working, ambitious mother, who wnats to "buy house" and educate her daughters, and her father, who longs to return to the land in Barbados.
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- Author
- Paule Marshall
- Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 310
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- Open Library
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