Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo A Novel [Paperback]

Ntozake Shange's belovedSassafrass, Cypress & Indigois the story of three sisters and their mother from Charleston, South Carolina. Sassafrass, the oldest, is a poet and a weaver like her mother before her. Having gone north to college, she is now living with other artists in Los Angeles and trying to weave a life out of her work, her man, her memories and dreams. Cypress, the dancer, leaves home to find new ways of moving in the world. Indigo, the youngest, is still a child of Charleston- too much of the south in her -who lives in poetry and has the supreme gift of seeing the obvious magic of the world. Shange's rich and wondrous story of womanhood, art, and passionately-lived lives is written with such exquisite care and beauty that anybody can relate to her message (The New York Times).

Ntozake Shange(1948-2018) was a renowned playwright, poet, and novelist. Her works include the Tony Award-nominated and Obie Award-winningfor colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, as well asSome Sing, Some Cry(written with her sister Ifa Bayeza),Sassafrass,Cypress & IndigoandLiliane.

Among her honors and awards are fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and a Pushcart Prize. She was a graduate of Barnard and recipient of a Masters in American Studies from University of Southern California.

Shange's wit, lyricism and fierceness are marvelous. The New York Times

A jubilant celebration of womanhood as moving as the moon...pure magic. Kansas City Star

A marvel... Languages--colloquial, established, lyric play together like the most lush chamber music, the coolest jazz, the brassiest marches, the hippest jug band... It leaves us filled with joy and yearning for more. Philadelphia Inquirer

Possessed of poetry, motion, and light& Shange's tale is poignant, surprising, and deep as she looks as tl³¢