The Living Is Easy (Paperback)

from londalocs

Cleo is one of the most despicable characters I have ever had the displeasure of reading about. This book can be summarized up something like this. Once upon a time a devilish child named Cleo was born. Her sisters had the misfortune of being very innocent and naïve. She took advantage of them. S...

from burritapal

With Reconstruction, in the South, came Jim Crow, and many southern blacks came north to escape segregation. If they were successful enough, and light-colored enough, they were "tolerated" to live among the Whites of Boston, who resented what they considered low blacks, the poor sharecroppers who...

from samba7

Interesting story of a black family in early 20C Boston but the protagonist's redeeming qualities did not overcome her utter selfishness and hard heart.

from linenandprint

Book #5 The Living is Easy - highly recommended Jackie Onassis spent some of her final years encouraging Harlem Renaissance writer Dorothy West to finish her second novel, The Wedding. She would visit West at her home in Martha's Vineyard almost weekly. The first 3/4 of the novel is a marvel. But...

from linenandprint

Book #5 The Living is Easy - highly recommended Jackie Onassis spent some of her final years encouraging Harlem Renaissance writer Dorothy West to finish her second novel, The Wedding. She would visit West at her home in Martha's Vineyard almost weekly. The first 3/4 of the novel is a marvel. But...