The Street, Ann Petry. Pyramid, 1971.
Vintage paperback. Front cover has some wear at corners. Spine is lightly faded. Back cover shows some fading and scuffing. Good condition.
First published in 1946, The Street became the first novel by a Black woman to sell over one million copies.
"The Street is so much more than a lurid tale, soaked in sex, violence and suspense. Petry laces through the story shrewd social commentary about the relentless nature of poverty and its effect on black women in particular. She addresses stereotypes one by one and crushes them underfoot. (The Guardian, 2019)"