{"product_id":"9780349016191","title":"Bailey's Cafe","description":"Author: Gloria Naylor\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349016191\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY IRENOSEN OKOJIE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gloria Naylor is gifted with timeless wisdom, bottomless empathy, and limitless language. Her novels will shine a light for readers and writers for generations to come' TAYARI JONES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A virtuoso orchestration of survival, suffering, courage and humour' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn postwar Brooklyn, on a quiet backstreet, there's a little place that draws people from all over - not for the food, and definitely not for the coffee. An in-between place that's only there when you need it, Bailey's Cafe is a crossroads where patrons stay for a while before making a choice: Move on or check out?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's Sadie, the ladylike alcoholic with a mania for cleanliness; Sweet Esther, who caters to unspeakable appetites in a nearby 'boarding house', taking payment only in white roses; and Mariam, the Ethiopian child who may be the bearer of a miracle. Naylor's breath-taking novel is an enthralling fusion of lives whose courage, mystery and humour suggest nothing less than a blues tapestry of America.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gloria Naylor was one of the greatest novelists who ever lived. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe holds a hallowed place in the canon, and also in hearts, minds, bodies, and spirits' ROBERT JONES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Jr., author of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Prophets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67641992839326,"sku":"ADS-9780349016191","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349016191.jpg?v=1792557875","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349016191","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}