![]() ![]() People Magazine (Stared review.) With dreams as varied as their. 'this book for me was a gorgeous poem of words. A singular memoir that tells the story of one unforgettable mother, her devoted daughter, and the life they lead in the Detroit numbers of the 1960s and 1970s. An engrossing novel about friendship, race, the magic of place and the relentlessness of change. ![]() The group had very mixed feelings about this book - with half thoroughly enjoying Jacqueline's unusual poetic style of writing and half finding it confusing. This book explores themes of race, religion, friendships and death through a poetic narrative and unusual structure. The ghosts that haunt the protagonist in Another Brooklyn, the newest novel by award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson, are familiar ghosts. This month the Macclesfield Book Group have read ‘Another Brooklyn’ by Jacqueline Woodson – the story of four adolescent girls finding their way in the hard world of 1970’s Brooklyn. ![]() We were sent 10 copies of 'Another Brooklyn' in exchange for our reviews. ![]()
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