Through shock and laughter we are propelled towards understanding as we encounter a whole range of characters: the guru who preaches that 'nobody's anything'; the rich white lawyer who wants a teenage sex slave; the old comrade in anti-sexist struggle who reveals that the feminist she most admires is Scarlett O'Hara; the expert lover whose virtuosity depends on the stimulation of pornography; and the 'Emperor of Rock and Roll' whose failure to understand the songs he sings - the songs of a black woman - haunts his gold-plated empty life.

In these fourteen stories, Alice Walker's truth triumphantly breaks through the taboos and contradictions of modern America, to celebrate the vitality of black women and their energy for change.

Cover illustration: Cathie Felstead

The Women's Press 1988

Siirretäänpä tämäkin odottamaan huomista :) Kiitokset remonttiraivausavusta ja kurirointipalvelusta, hyvää kesän odotusta!

Might be good, might not be, but at least I'll give this one a chance!

For once, most of the stories _were_ short stories! Found a few really good ones, and have to say the book was worth the time used to read it. But has anything much really changed, looking at current news...

Giving the book to a fellow crosser!

Thank you for the book, pippis! 💖

I loved The Color Purple, and am really looking forward to reading this!