{"product_id":"brown-girls-by-daphne-palasi-andreades","title":"Brown Girls - By Daphne Palasi Andreades","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘An ode to girlhood’ Raven Leilani, author of Luster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fiercely poetic coming-of-age novel following a group of young women of colour in Queens, New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you really want to know, we are the colour of 7-Eleven root beer. Colour of the charcoal pencil our sisters use to rim their eyes. Colour of peanut butter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrown Girls dives deep into the lives of a group of young women of colour growing up in Queens, New York. Here, streets echo with many languages, subways rumble above dollar stores and the briny scent of the ocean wafts in from Rockaway Beach. Here, girls like Nadira, Gabby, Naz, Trish, Angelique, and many others, struggle to reconcile their immigrant backgrounds with the American culture they come of age in. Here, they become friends for life. Or so they vow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this bold debut told in a uniquely lyrical voice, Daphne Palasi Andreades paints a stunning collective portrait of the journey from girlhood to adulthood, set against a backdrop of race, class, and marginalisation in America today. Brown Girls is an unforgettable love letter to women of colour everywhere from a daring new writer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCategory: Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 210 x 136mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e: Remaindered books or remainders are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"Daphne Palasi Andreades","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44744298332470,"sku":"9780008478063","price":5.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/products\/1000x1000_500x500px_8.jpg?v=1678326376","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/brown-girls-by-daphne-palasi-andreades","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}