--- product_id: 43694680 title: "Another Brooklyn: A Moving Coming-of-Age Novel of Friendship and Memories Set in the Heart of Brooklyn" brand: "jacqueline woodson" price: "VT5823" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/43694680-another-brooklyn-a-moving-coming-of-age-novel-of-friendship store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Another Brooklyn: A Moving Coming-of-Age Novel of Friendship and Memories Set in the Heart of Brooklyn **Brand:** jacqueline woodson **Price:** VT5823 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Another Brooklyn: A Moving Coming-of-Age Novel of Friendship and Memories Set in the Heart of Brooklyn by jacqueline woodson - **How much does it cost?** VT5823 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/43694680-another-brooklyn-a-moving-coming-of-age-novel-of-friendship) ## Best For - jacqueline woodson enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jacqueline woodson brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Another Brooklyn: A Moving Coming-of-Age Novel of Friendship and Memories Set in the Heart of Brooklyn ## Images ![Another Brooklyn: A Moving Coming-of-Age Novel of Friendship and Memories Set in the Heart of Brooklyn - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Pk66WaCRL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Lyrical and moving *by B***C on Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2023* I enjoyed this novel very much. I read this for a book club and am so glad I did. The author has a poet's sensibility. If the power of words moves you, do yourself a favor and read this. Ignore the negative reviews. Some people just have no room for beauty in their hearts. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely lyrical novella, a dreamy remembering of coming of age in Brooklyn in the 1970s *by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2016* Exquisite! Such a beautifully written piece of work, that it felt like poetry, both in the flow and the content. It has an ethereal dreamy quality and is full of rich metaphors.I have been struggling with my review of this book, because whatever I seem to write doesn’t really do the book justice. It is such a unique beautiful piece of writing. The story begins with August, the narrator, returning by train to visit her dying father. She catches a glimpse of Sylvia, a childhood friend and memories come flooding back to her. The ethereal quality of the book has in part to do with the fact that the narrator is looking way back on an earlier part of her life; in part that she is remembering her childhood, one in which she could not comprehend or accept the death of her mother; and thirdly the poetic quality to the writing.The idea that August thinks her mother will return and convinces her younger brother of the same, feels so honest, so real, so a part of how children really cope with the loss of a parent. Within the book, different cultural rites of death are mentioned reminding the reader that death is there, but not letting us know the actual circumstances of the mother’s death until later.Once August arrives in Brooklyn with her father and brother, the father cages the children in the house worried about the dangers of the outside world. This backfires as her younger brother falls through the glass window injuring his arm in his attempts to watch the outside world. At this point, August and her brother are allowed outside to experience the world.August reminisces about her female friendships from this era in her life. She had developed a close-knit group of girlfriends who become her “home, ” her family, and this allows her feel alive again, after feeling cooped up in their Brooklyn apartment. Together these girls feel stronger and braver. Their friendship gives them a sense of safety, of home, of togetherness that is lacking from their home environments. They grow into puberty together, date, experiment with sex. They confide in each other, things that they do not feel safe confiding to their own parents.August’s mother’s words about not trusting female friendships keep echoing back to her. “Don’t trust women, my mother said to me. Even the ugly ones will take what you thought was yours.” August learns how this can be true as the friendships begin to slip and in some cases fracture. However, for a time, the friendships are a beautiful thing and allow the girls to feel powerful in a world where they are vulnerable, on account of being female, minorities and poor.This reflection is of Brooklyn in the 1970’s in a neighborhood that is turning from white to black. While August finds comfort in her friendships, her father finds comfort in religion. It is a stunning look at this place and time period, the struggles these girls faced as they came of age and the hope and courage needed to face it. I highly recommend this to everyone. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Another Brooklyn - Highly Recommended *by C***S on Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2016* “I know now that what is tragic isn’t the moment. It is the memory.”August returns to New York for her father’s funeral, which sends her mind spinning back to those years, so long ago.“The green of Tennessee faded quickly into the foreign world of Brooklyn, heat rising from cement. I thought of my mother often, lifting my hand to stroke my own check, imagining her beside me, explaining this newness, the fast pace of it, the impenetrable gray of it. When my brother cried, I shushed him, telling him not to worry. She’s coming soon, I said, trying to echo her. She’s coming tomorrow. And tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.”Life in 1970’s Brooklyn, seen again through her eyes, now 35, but her heart only knows them as the streets where she learned the value of friendship. Friends with girls, the ones her mother had always warned her against. Girls were not to be trusted, but August knew they were the ones who saw her. The ones she told about her first kiss, Sylvia, Angela and Gigi.Her father had his newfound faith, her brother, too. She danced in and out with her faith, at home it became her way, but out in the world with Gig, Sylvia and Angela, she was just a girl. A girl with boundaries, but a girl, still open to the world and all it had to offer.They dreamed together, ran together, listened together. Their dream worlds collide with the real world. Children being taken away by a strange woman from the apartment downstairs. Babies being made. Blackouts and lootings. A woman found dead on a winter’s rooftop. Like our memories, they travel through time, jumping here and there, and always there is music.I’ve only recently read “Brown Girl Dreaming” by Woodson, for which she won a National Book Award. It’s no wonder that her writing has garnered so many awards, recognitions, her voice as a writer is so magical it has the ability to transport you back in time and walk those streets with her. I could hear the music, see the groups of girls giggling, huddled together. She has a gift for writing that makes everything sound as if it were a poem you heard in a dream. Lovely, lyrical, but unlike a dream, it stays with you. And what a treat that is.“’Hope’ is the thing with feathers,” wrote Emily Dickinson, and this book is filled with hope. It is not hopeless, it sees more of what life offers than what life is missing, it never loses sight of the possibility of a better future, and gratitude for life, with all its pain and problems.Highly recommended. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/43694680-another-brooklyn-a-moving-coming-of-age-novel-of-friendship](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/43694680-another-brooklyn-a-moving-coming-of-age-novel-of-friendship) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-08*