{"product_id":"brothers-and-sisters-isbn-9780425227503","title":"Brothers and Sisters","description":"\u003cb\u003e“With wit and grace, Campbell shows how all our stories—white, black, male female—ultimately intertwine.”—\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet against the smoldering embers of post-riot Los Angeles, \u003ci\u003eBrothers and Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Bebe Moore Campbell’s reputation for fiction that “cuts close to the bone of real life” (\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Esther Jackson is a bank manager who’s worked hard to keep her passions in check. Sensitive to injustice, but struggling against hostility and mistrust, she forms a tentative friendship with Mallory Post, a white coworker who seems sometimes to live in a different—and unreachable—world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when an attractive black man is hired as a senior vice president at the bank, with troubling and unexpected consequences for both of these women, Esther is forced to question her deepest loyalties and desire—and what really makes us “brothers and sisters.”\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBrothers and Sisters\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“If this is a fair world, Bebe Moore Campbell will be remembered as the most important African-America novelist of this century—except for, maybe, Ralph Ellison and James Baldwin.”—\u003ci\u003eCarolyn See, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A novel of understanding and misunderstanding, suspense and hope. Engrossing...optimistic.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan  Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Campbell pushes past the stereotypes and hang-ups to show that black or white, Korean or Hispanic, rich or poor, we are all human. And it is that affinity that makes us all brothers and sisters.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Probing and honest (and at times, very funny).”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Provocative...candid...finely drawn characters.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This absorbing novel explores the intricacies of experience, knowledge and bias which perpetuate inequalities and segregated lives.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Excellent...a realistic and evenhanded portrait of the conflicts experienced by characters of varied backgrounds.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gripping story of corporate and personal intrigue and a snapshot of race and gender relations at a very strained time and place in recent history...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.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Daring and insightful.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBebe Moore Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e was a bestselling author and a journalist.  Her nonfiction work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Enterprise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorking Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAdweek\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.  She was a regular contributor to National Public Radio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was the author of such national, critically acclaimed bestsellers as \u003ci\u003eBrothers and Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSinging in the Comeback Choir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYour Blues Ain't Like Mine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStompin' at the Savoy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhat You Owe Me\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the award-winning children’s book, \u003ci\u003eSometimes My Mommy Gets Angry\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCampbell was born and grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in elementary education.  She taught elementary and middle school for five years.  She is survived by her daughter, the actress Maia Campbell, and a son, Ellis Gordon III.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299869642981,"sku":"NP9780425227503","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425227503.jpg?v=1767723112","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/brothers-and-sisters-isbn-9780425227503","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}