The Friends

Name: The Friends
Author: Rosa Guy

by Rosa Guy

Friendship between West Indian girl and African-American girl confronting racism and identity

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Rosa Guy

Rosa Guy was a Trinidad-born Harlem Renaissance descendant whose fiction for young adults and adults dealt unflinchingly with poverty, racism, and Caribbean American identity. Bird at My Window is her major adult novel.

More by Rosa Guy

Bird at My WindowMan and woman endure poverty, mental illness, and interracial love in Harlem
A Measure of TimeWoman's journey from sexual exploitation to self-determination and freedom in Harlem
My Love My LoveMagical realist tale of Creole girl and woman finding love, independence, and transformation
The Music of Summer