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Writer Gwendolyn M. Parker joins Nancy Cobb to read from and discuss her first novel, "These Same Long Bones." She talks about pursuing her dream of becoming a writer, the reactions to her novel, and what she perceives as the present need among Americans for a sense of community. Connecticut Voices is a talk show featuring in-depth conversations with authors.
Oct 5, 1997 · TRESPASSING My Sojourn in the Halls of Privilege By Gwendolyn M. Parker Houghton Mifflin. 209 pp. $23 IN THE last five years or so, there has been a steady trickle of books written by black ...
- Brent Wade
Oct 1, 1997 · In this autobiographical work, Parker describes her childhood in a middle-class black neighborhood in Durham, North Carolina, her encounters with black militancy at Radcliffe U., the prejudice she experienced working as an attorney at a conservative Wall Street firm and at American Express, and her decision to leave her high-paying, corporate career in 1986 and pursue her dream of being a ...
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Oct 19, 1997 · TRESPASSING. My Sojourn in the Halls. of Privilege. By Gwendolyn M. Parker. 209 pp. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. $23. Why would a black American woman leave a coveted senior management ...
Described as intelligent, educated, articulate, Gwendolyn M. Parker came from a privileged background. After graduating from some of the best schools (Kent School, Radcliffe College, and New York University Law School), she jumped onto the corporate ladder and made upward progress into such positions as a Wall Street lawyer and marketing manager.
Jan 13, 1999 · Gwendolyn Parker paints a picture that communicates the subtle behaviors and attitudes of prejudice so everyone can comprehend how it feels to be a minority and what people of color experience in this country and she accomplished this in a very compelling manner that is a joy to read. This is a must read that you don't want to put down.
- Gwendolyn M. Parker
The papers of Gwendolyn M. Parker, which primarily document her writing carreer, span the years 1967-1998 with the majority of the papers dating from 1986-1997. They consist primarily of diaries, correspondence, clippings, writings, and other miscellaneous printed and manuscript materials. Parker's writings are well documented by several manuscript versions of her 1994 novel, These Same ...
