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Condition: Good. Light general wear to covers; mild toning from age. Clean interior, firm binding.
Edith, newly arrived from Trinidad, is shy, poor, and self-conscious her stockings sag, her dress is wrinkled, and her accent marks her as different. Phyllisia, proud and sharp-tongued, sees Edith as a social liability. Yet beneath Phyllisias defensive pride lies a deep loneliness, and as tragedy and hardship press in, the two girls lives become inextricably linked.
Rosa Guys prose captures the tension between immigrant displacement and adolescent longing, exploring how friendship can become both a battleground and a lifeline. The novel is lauded for its realism, emotional intelligence, and unflinching portrayal of the young female psyche under cultural and economic strain.
An unusual and moving story of a West Indian girl adapting to life in America.
The Friends forms the first volume of Guys acclaimed Trilogy of Friendship, followed by Ruby (1976) and Edith Jackson (1978).
