"No Crystal Stair, " told through the eyes of one couple -- one woman in particular -- is "the saga of a black family. It is not the black experience, for there was no such thing." It's the story of how their lives were shaped by changes -- segregation and the Civil Rights movement -- that redefined America.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Eva Rutland's book is a triumph. Its Fried Green Tomatoes meets Wild Swans. Though focussed on the life of a black woman throughout turbulent twentieth century America, she manages to insert humor and great sensitivity in her writing. This book will have you laughing and crying at the same time as being shocked at the disgusting treatment some black people have experienced over the last 100 years. I thoroughly enjoyed it, a highly recommended read.
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Sheds Light on early 1900s Black Elite
13 Aug 2000
By Debbie Behan Garrett
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Format:Paperback
No Crystal Stair was the second book read by ReadSistahread@egroups.com -- an online African American book club.
All of the characters in No Crystal Stair were well-developed, quite believeable people. Even Julia Belle, the mother of the main character, who would have been considered a snob by most, was very believeable and really was "down for the cause."
You'll delight in seeing the young Ann Elizabeth, the main character, blossom into a grown woman. You'll admire her brother Randy and his too-dark-for-his-mother's-taste, girlfriend Sadie. Dr. Carter, Ann Elizabeth's father, and her husband, Rob, were also very likeable characters.
This book opened my eyes to the reality of the early 1900s Black Elite. In a class and society all their own, the Carter family still had to deal with the struggles of being black in America. Their wealth did not render them immune to unfair treatment here. The reader will venture through the 1940's pre and post-war period up to the 1970s Black Power Movement.
No Crystal Stair is a very well-written, good read! Pick it up to read today!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MUST READ!!!!
31 Aug 2000
By A Customer
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Format:Paperback
I just finished reading, "No Crystal Stair" by Eva Rutland. This was a FANTASTIC novel. I highly reccomend it to anyone who enjoy historical, afrocentric, romance stories. It wasn't heavy on romance, so to speak. It talked about family, and the true love that's found there. This story covered several generations (1920's through the 1990's), and I give this novel my highest rating.
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Introduction To The Black Elite
9 April 2000
By Morris Johnson Sr.
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Format:Paperback
This book introduces the black elite - a group with which few are familiar. It follows them from the late 1920's into the new millennium, through the civil rights struggle. It is basically a sort of historical love story. The characters are real. We can applaud their accomplishments, even when we disagree with their lifestyles. It is a slice of African American history which has seldom been made public and it is a great read.
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