No Crystal Stair

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Summary: Book rich with atmosphere and characters
Review: This is a must read for anyone interested in the black human experience in Montreal Canada. The characters are rich and full of life. This is a book that could have become preachy, but it's not.

This is the story of one widowed woman's struggle to rear her girl children to be color blind, and to think that they can become whatever they want in an atmosphere where racism and sexism still exists.

The book could almost read like a screenplay there are many memorable characters who demand their place in the sun, whether the reverend trying to maintain peace among people of many cultures at a wedding, or the former missionary too naive to realize that black people can be born and raised in Canada.

This is book that runs the gambit of humor to sadness. I can't wait to read what might come next from this author.