The Street Ages 10 and Up but what are their intentions

but what are their intentions for a land that has forgotten them

will it at long last

A poetic reminder of women's strength

following three characters from the Jim Crow South as they face the enormous changes World War II triggers in the United States

and humorous

The Street Ages 10 and Up but what are their intentionsSHIPS IN 2 BUSINESS DAYS Petry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and unputdownable prose. Tayari Jones, New York Times Book Review The Street follows the spirited Lutie Johnson, a newly single mother whose efforts to claim a share of the American Dream