Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
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Having gone north to college, Sassafrass, a weaver, is now living with other artists in Los Angeles. Cypress, a dancer, is leaving home to find new ways of moving in the world. Meanwhile Indigo, a musician and healer, is still a child of Charleston - "too much of the south in her" - with a supreme gift of seeing the magic of the world.
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo is a lyrical, magical exploration of Black womanhood, love and creativity. Following three sisters - Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo - the novel blends prose, recipes, letters, spells and dreams into a vibrant tapestry.
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Praise for Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
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Ntozake Shange's most notable novel, about three black sisters and their mother, told using an innovative collage of stories, letters, journal entries, poetry, magic spells and recipesShange's wit, lyricism and fierceness are marvelous - New York TimesIt allowed me to connect with what's magical in my own community, and showed me that a novel can comment on art, be politicised and also magical . . . So unique - Guardian
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