THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE
Gloria Naylor grew up in New York City, where she was born in 1950. She received her B.A. in English from Brooklyn College and her M.A. in Afro-American Studies from Yale University. Her first novel, The Women of Brewster Place, won the National Book Award for first fiction in 1983. Ms. Naylor is also the author of Linden Hills (available from Penguin), Mama Day, Bailey’s Cafe, and The Men of Brewster Place.