Brothers and Sisters
by Bebe Moore Campbell
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Brothers and Sisters is set in the white-hot center of racially troubled Los Angeles, still healing from the deep scars of riot, violence, and suspicion. At the story's heart is Ester Jackson, a banker, whose loyalties are tested when she is forced to choose between commitment to a white co-worker and loyalty to the black man her friend accuses of sexual harassment. With a view both compassionate and honest, Campbell probes the hearts and minds of whites and people of color, addressing Rodney King's question: "Can't we all get along?"
Reviews
"This
book is about succeeding - and surviving - even being
happy, in a society where every card seems stacked against
you. If this is a fair world, Bebe Moore Campbell will
be remembered as the most important African-American
novelist of this century - except for, maybe, Ralph Ellison
and James Baldwin." - Carolyn See, Washington Post Book Review
"Her writing is clean and clear, her emotions run hot, but her most important characteristic is uncompromising intelligence coupled with a perfectionist's eye for detail." - Washington Post Book World
"Daring and insightful" - Kirkus Reviews
"Campbell creates a vivid world of complex characters who struggle against the biggest of issues(and) fills the pages of her novel with the best answer of all: hope." - Washington Times
