Ann Petry: The Street, The Narrows (LOA #314) (Library of America, 314)

The Street and The Narrows by Ann Petry is a must-read collection of two landmark novels that expose the terrible power of race in America.

These novels are now available in one deluxe hardcover volume, featuring intimate accounts of black, female, working-class life, structural inequalities, and themes of race, class, sexuality, gender, and power in postwar America.

With a focus on the aspirations and challenges of marginalized communities, these novels are both powerful and thought-provoking, making this collection a must-have for anyone interested in American literature and social justice.