"An unforgettable novel, written with pride and anger, with rebellion and tears." -- Herald Tribune Book Review "Passionate, compelling .
Torn between a romantic nostalgia for the past. an impressive accomplishment." -- Saturday Review "Remarkable for its courage, its color, and its natural control." -- The New Yorker Selina\'s mother wants to stay in Brooklyn and earn enough money to buy a brownstone row house, but her father dreams only of returning to his island home. . . "An unforgettable novel, written with pride and anger, with rebellion and tears." -- Herald Tribune Book Review "Passionate, compelling