There Is Confusion (Modern Library Torchbearers)

There Is Confusion is a rediscovered classic novel that explores the complexities of race, gender, and ambition in early 20th-century New York City.

With an introduction by Morgan Jerkins, this book tells the story of three Black children growing up in Hell's Kitchen and Harlem, who support each other's dreams but face challenges as young adults.

Joanna Marshall, a talented dancer, makes two irrevocable decisions that set off a chain of events affecting her friends' lives.

This unjustly forgotten classic celebrates Black ambition, love, and the struggle for equality.

Read more about Jessie Redmon Fauset, the author who wrote on her own terms with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.