Cover of Brown Girl, Brownstones

Brown Girl, Brownstones

by Paule Marshall

1959 · literary fiction · adult

Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

"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. Selina seeks to define her own identity and values as she struggles to surmount the racism and poverty that surround her."--Page 4 of cover.

Set in

  • Brooklyn · United States
    Barbadian immigrant community
    ★ primary

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