Bailey's Cafe

<p><b>WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY IRENOSEN OKOJIE</b><br><br><b>''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</b><br><br><b>''A virtuoso orchestration of survival, suffering, courage and humour'' <i>New York Times Book Review</i><br></b><br>In 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, Bailey''s Cafe is a crossroads where patrons stay for a while before making a choice: Move on or check out?<br><br>There''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.<br><br><b>''Gloria Naylor was one of the greatest novelists who ever lived. </b><b>She holds a hallowed place in the canon, and also in hearts, minds, bodies, and spirits'' ROBERT JONES</b><b>, Jr., author of <i>The New York Times</i> bestselling novel, <i>The Prophets</i></b></p>