Push

Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world.'I'm alive inside. A bird is my heart. Mama and Daddy is not win. I'm winning.'This is the story of Precious, a sixteen-year-old illiterate Black girl who has never been out of Harlem. Pregnant by her own father for the second time, she is kicked out of school and placed in an alternative teaching programme. Through learning to read and write, Precious begins to find her voice, and fight back.Push is the unflinching diary of a girl whose strength and kindness shines amidst extraordinary adversity.Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, featuring bold portraits by female photographers from around the world.

“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
Harrowing yet hilarious...packs a powerful punch... The powerful writing makes the book a cracking read...a tour de force Guardian

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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