Maud Martha (Faber Editions) av Gwendolyn Brooks

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<p>''Such a wonderful book. Utterly unique, exquisitely crafted and quietly powerful. I loved it and want everyone to read this lost literary treasure.'' <b>Bernardine Evaristo</b><br>''Maud Martha finds beauty in the brutal formative moments that make us. It is one of my favorite depictions of how a woman comes to trust her eyes.'' <b>Raven Leilani</b><br>''The quotidian rises to an exquisite portraiture of black womanhood in the hands of one of America''s most foundational writers.'' <b>Claudia Rankine</b><br>''Maud Martha reveals the poetry, power and splendor of an ordinary life.'' <b>Tayari Jones</b><br>''Incredible ... She is a quietly radical seer, she is literature itself, a person in the world. It¿s a rare kind of perfect!'' <b>Max Porter</b><br><b><br><i>What, </i>what<i>, am I to do with all of this life?</i></b><br><br> Maud Martha Brown is a little girl growing up on the South Side of 1940s Chicago. Amidst the crumbling taverns and overgrown yards, she dreams: of New York,