A breath-taking coming-of age novel about a group of young women of colour in Queens, New York - a tenderly observed, fiercely poetic love letter to brown girls everywhere.
'' Brown Girls flows like a late night FM-radio dedication to the crew, the block, and the mission. This book''s a gift'' Paul Beatty, author of The Sellout This remarkable story brings you deep into the lives of a group of friends-young women of color growing up in Queens, New York. Here, streets echo with languages from all over the world, subways rumble above dollar stores and the briny scent of the ocean wafts from Rockaway Beach. Here, girls like Nadira, Gabby, Naz, Trish, Angelique, and many others, attempt to reconcile their immigrant backgrounds with the American culture they come-of-age in. Here, they become friends for life. Or so they vow.
In lyrical, evocative prose, Brown Girls illustrates a collective portrait of childhood, motherhood, and beyond, and an unflinching exploration of race, class, and marginalization in America. It is an account of the forces that bind friends to one another, their families, and communities, and is a powerful depiction of women of color attempting to forge their place in the world.
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