The Blacker the Berry

Name: The Blacker the Berry
Brand: Union Square & Co.

Union Square & Co.

A groundbreaking, yet controversial novel of the Harlem Renaissance about a young, dark-skinned Black woman reckoning with colorism as she navigates 1920s Harlem, reissued and repackaged for the Herald Classics line.\n Emma Lou Morgan\u2019s dark complexion is a source of sorrow and humiliation\u2014not only to herself, but also to her lighter-skinned family members and the white community of her hometown, Boise, Idaho. Hoping to find a safe haven, Emma travels to New York\u2019s Harlem, the Black Mecca of the 1920s. Wallace Thurman brings to life this legendary time and place in rich detail, describing Emma\u2019s visits to nightclubs, dance halls, and house-rent parties, her sex life and catastrophic love affairs, her dreams and her disillusions\u2014and the momentous decision she makes to survive.\n A lost\n\nThe Blacker the Berry\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the p;