Push
$30.39
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2021
Summary
A 25th anniversary edition of this harrowing but uplifting story, now with an introduction from Tayari Jones.
READ THE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE FILM PRECIOUS
This 25th Anniversary Edition includes a new preface from Tayari Jones, and a new afterword by the author.
This is the story of Precious Jones, a sixteen year old illiterate black girl who has never been out of Harlem. She is pregnant by her own father for the second time, and kicked out of school. Placed in an alt…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784877361 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784877360 |
| Author: | Sapphire, Tayari Jones |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 175g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
An inspired and inspiring debut, a The Color Purple for the nineties
An inspired and inspiring debut, a The Color Purple for the nineties * Vogue *
Sapphire’s vibrant, unindulgent first novel has you cheering the awesome Precious on until the last page: her voice is true and the book is cool * Mail on Sunday *
Harrowing yet hilarious… packs a powerful punch… The powerful writing makes the book a cracking read… a tour de force * Guardian *
Unforgettable…a mesmerising and uplifting read… Has all the power and vehemence of rap…brutal in its defence of the vulnerable * Independent *
Sapphire
Sapphire has taught reading and writing to teenagers and adults in New York City since 1987. A poet and performance artist, she is the author of American Dreams, a collection of poetry. Push is her first novel. She lives in New York City.
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