Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo: A Novel
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Ntozake ShangeтАЩs most beloved novel, Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, is the story of three тАЬcolored girls,тАЭ three sisters and their mama from Charleston, South Carolina. Sassafrass, the oldest, is a poet and a weaver like her mother, gone north to college and living with other artists in Los Angeles, trying to weave a life out of her work, her man, her memories, and her dreams. Cypress, the dancer, leaves home to find new ways of moving and easing the contractions of her soul. Indigo, the youngest, is still a child of CharlestonтАФwith тАЬtoo much of the South in herтАЭтАФwho lives in poetry, can talk to her dolls, and has a great gift of seeing the obvious magic of the world.
This story of three sisters making their way in an often hostile world is a touching celebration of womanhood.
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Ntozake Shange, fearless in her quest to affirm the realities of women of color, demonstrates that her name reflects her approach to both her art and her life. In the Zulu language of Xhosa, ntozake means тАЬshe who comes with her own things,тАЭ and shange means тАЬshe who walks like a lion.тАЭ She has written numerous novels, works of poetry, essays and screenplays, a plethora of critically acclaimed plays, as well as childrenтАЩs books. She is the recipient of the 2016 Langston Hughes Medal.
Allyson Johnson began her entertainment career as an Emmy Award-winning child news anchor. A graduate of Brown University, she is a working actress, singer, and audiobook narrator. She currently resides in the New York City metropolitan area.
