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The Women of Brewster Place is an American television miniseries that was broadcast on March 19 and 20, 1989 on ABC. The miniseries is based upon the critically acclaimed 1982 novel of the same name by Gloria Naylor. It was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions with a teleplay by Karen Hall.
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A TV adaptation of Gloria Naylor's novel about seven black women who live in a rundown housing project and face poverty and racism. Oprah Winfrey, Cicely Tyson, Robin Givens and others star in this 1989 drama.
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The Women explores the lives of seven Black women who all live at Brewster Place, a tenement building in the poorer parts of an unnamed US city. The novel examines female relationships, both in terms of friendship and romantic love, as well as themes of sisterhood, violence, and sexuality.
Jan 1, 2001 · Gloria Naylor. 4.19. 20,941 ratings1,110 reviews. In her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak inner-city sanctuary, creating a powerful, moving portrait of the strengths, struggles, and hopes of black women in America.
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Jun 30, 1983 · In her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak-inner city sanctuary, creating a powerful, moving portrait of the strengths, struggles, and hopes of black women in America.
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Oprah Winfrey, Jackee Harry, Robin Givens and Cicely Tyson star in this gripping drama about a group of strong-willed women living in the rundown housing project of Brewster Place.
A National Book Award-winning novel that portrays the lives of seven black women in a poor urban neighborhood. With a foreword by Tayari Jones, this classic book explores the strengths, struggles, and hopes of its characters with eloquence and compassion.
