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Bailey's Café by GLORIA NAYLOR is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Bailey's Café about?

"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.

Who reads Bailey's Café?

Author

GLORIA NAYLOR

Publisher

VINTAGE BOOKS

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780679748212

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy

Rating

4.04 / 5 (2,987 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14