{"product_id":"baileys-cafe-by-gloria-naylor-9780349016191","title":"Bailey's Cafe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY IRENOSEN OKOJIE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Gloria Naylor is gifted with timeless wisdom, bottomless empathy, and limitless language. Her novels will shine a light for readers and writers for generations to come' — TAYARI JONES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A virtuoso orchestration of survival, suffering, courage and humour' — \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn postwar Brooklyn, on a quiet backstreet, there's a little place that draws people from all over—not for the food, and definitely not for the coffee. An in-between place that's only there when you need it, \u003ci\u003eBailey's Cafe\u003c\/i\u003e is a crossroads where patrons stay for a while before making a choice: move on or check out?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere's Sadie, the ladylike alcoholic with a mania for cleanliness; Sweet Esther, who caters to unspeakable appetites in a nearby 'boarding house', taking payment only in white roses; and Mariam, the Ethiopian child who may be the bearer of a miracle. Naylor's breath-taking novel is an enthralling fusion of lives whose courage, mystery and humour suggest nothing less than a blues tapestry of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Gloria Naylor was one of the greatest novelists who ever lived. She holds a hallowed place in the canon, and also in hearts, minds, bodies, and spirits' — ROBERT JONES, Jr., author of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Prophets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47734221078764,"sku":"9780349016191","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780349016191-bailey-s-cafe.jpg?v=1781216941","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/baileys-cafe-by-gloria-naylor-9780349016191","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}