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The Living is Easy: A Novel by West, Dorothy; Cromwell, Adelaide M. is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Living is Easy: A Novel about?
<div>This stunning first novel by the author of <I>The Wedding</I> is one of only a handful of novels published by black women during the 1940s. It tells the story of Cleo Judson—daughter of southern sharecroppers and wife of "Black Banana King" Bart Judson. Cleo seeks to recreate her original family by urging her sisters and their children to live with her, while rearing her daughter to be a member of Boston's black elite.</div>
Who reads The Living is Easy: A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- West, Dorothy; Cromwell, Adelaide M.
- Publisher
- The Feminist Press at CUNY : Made available through hoopla
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780912670669
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 4.41 / 5 (2,019 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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