WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY IRENOSEN OKOJIE
'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
'A virtuoso orchestration of survival, suffering, courage and humour' New York Times Book Review
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?
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.
'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 The New York Times bestselling novel, The Prophets
| ISBN: | 9780349016191 |
| Publication date: | 14th May 2026 |
| Author: | Gloria Naylor |
| Publisher: | Virago an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
General Fiction |
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY IRENOSEN OKOJIE
'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
'A virtuoso orchestration of survival, suffering, courage and humour' New York Times Book Review
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?
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.
'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 The New York Times bestselling novel, The Prophets
Bailey's Cafe features in the following genres: General Fiction
Bailey's Cafe is available in Paperback, Ebook
Bailey's Cafe was written by Gloria Naylor and published by Virago an imprint of Little, Brown
Bailey's Cafe has 272 pages
Yes it is part of Virago Modern Classics series
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