The Richer, the Poorer

On the heels of the bestseller success of hernbsp;nbsp;novel The Wedding, Dorothy West,nbsp;nbsp;the last surviving member of the Harlemnbsp;nbsp;Renaissance, presents a collection of essays and stories thatnbsp;nbsp;explore both the realism of everyday life, and thenbsp;nbsp;fantastical, extraordinary circumstances of onenbsp;nbsp;woman's life in a mythic time. Traversing thenbsp;nbsp;universal themes and conflicts between poverty andnbsp;nbsp;prosperity, men and women, and...
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On the heels of the bestseller success of hernbsp;nbsp;novel The Wedding, Dorothy West,nbsp;nbsp;the last surviving member of the Harlemnbsp;nbsp;Renaissance, presents a collection of essays and stories thatnbsp;nbsp;explore both the realism of everyday life, and thenbsp;nbsp;fantastical, extraordinary circumstances of onenbsp;nbsp;woman's life in a mythic time. Traversing thenbsp;nbsp;universal themes and conflicts between poverty andnbsp;nbsp;prosperity, men and women, and young and old, andnbsp;nbsp;compiling writing that spans almost seventy years,nbsp;nbsp;The Richer, The Poorer not onlynbsp;nbsp;affords an unparalleled window into thenbsp;nbsp;African-American middle class, but also delves into thenbsp;nbsp;richness of experience of "one of the finest writersnbsp;nbsp;produced in this country during the Roaringnbsp;nbsp;Twenties"(Book Page).