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Bailey's Cafe

Bailey's Cafe

by Gloria Naylor

1993FictionRestaurantsAfrican AmericansLarge type booksFiction, psychological
4.4
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About this book

"Welcome to Bailey's Cafe, the most mythically real eating place you've ever walked into. Presided over by Bailey himself and his helpmate, Nadine, it is a magnet that draws a wide variety of society's detritus, each with her own story to tell." "There is Sadie, whose addiction to alcohol is second only to her mania for cleanliness; and the oddly maternal Eve, whose bordello accepts only fresh flowers as legal tender; Sweet Esther, who takes nothing but white roses for her very particular favors; and Peaches, whose badly mutilated face is in sharp contrast to her goddess's body; Jesse Bell, for whom the love of a woman cannot overcome her lust for heroin; Miss Maple, a transvestite who makes a handsome living by entering soap flake contests; and Mariam, the Ethiopian child who may be the bearer of a miracle." "One would call them misfits all, but in the magical aura of Bailey's Cafe, as the new year approaches, each becomes a universal creature of biblical stature. Magic, too, touches every line of each one's story. For this we have only the consummate skill of Gloria Naylor to thank."--BOOK JACKET.

Themes & subjects

FictionRestaurantsAfrican AmericansLarge type booksFiction, psychologicalFiction, african american, general
First published 1993

Setting

United States

About the author

Gloria Naylor
Gloria Naylor

25 Jan 1950 – 28 Sep 2016

Gloria Naylor (January 25, 1950 – September 28, 2016) was an American novelist, known for novels including *The Women of Brewster Place* (1982), *Linden Hills* (1985) and *Mama Day* (1988). **Source**: [Gloria Naylor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Naylor) on Wikipedia.

Author

Gloria Naylor

First published

1993

Pages

229

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

14

Language

English

Publisher

Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.

ISBN

9781504043168

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