Items related to The Justus Girls

Lambright, Evelyn "Slim" The Justus Girls ISBN 13: 9780060959272

The Justus Girls - Softcover

 
9780060959272: The Justus Girls
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 

Women like us.
In the 1960s, four African-American preteens banded together to form the Justus Girls, a crack drill team, and vowed to be friends forever. But Peaches, Sally Mae, Jan, and Roach drifted apart.

Troubles like ours.
Decades later the sudden death of one brings the remaining Justus Girls together once more. One is now a new grandmother; another is a devout Muslim, while the third is a would-be entrepreneur.

Friendship we could all use.
Realizing their bond is still strong, the Justus Girls vow to uncover what happened to their fallen friend. It is a pact that will lead them to the darkest corners of the past and reveal secrets that have remained long buried.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

Slim Lambright, in her own words, says, "I've been a waitress, a bartender, a go-go dancer, a model, a singer, and a numbers runner, among other things, and am now employed freelance, but the less said about that, the better." She lives in Philadelphia.

From Publishers Weekly:
Charming and down-to-earth, Lambright's first novel tells the story of four black women Jan, Peaches, Roach and Sally whose spunk and individuality is exemplified by the drill team they formed as adolescents in 1950s Philadelphia: with neither training nor money, they excelled through sheer moxie. Four decades later, Peaches is brutally killed and the remaining three band together, renewing old ties, revealing long-held secrets and furnishing much needed support for each other. The unpolished prose, liberally sprinkled with slang, nicknames and cultural referents, is powerful mainly because of its autobiographical flavor. The protagonists live through the civil rights and women's rights movements, changes in religious and cultural ideals, pregnancy, abortion and various forms of abuse. Through it all, they struggle to maintain the teen spunk and confidence reflected in the name of their drill team, the Justus Girls. Lambright does nothing particularly groundbreaking her sense of American history and culture is slight and derivative, her characters are rife with clich‚ but she spins a good yarn and the novel's multiple-flashback structure effectively maintains narrative tension, letting out each woman's story bit by bit. It's difficult not to be touched by Lambright's conviction "that the will to rise [is] the strongest force on earth" and by her belief in the role of female friendship in maintaining that will. Ad/promo. (July 16)Forecast: Lambright's own story is as appealing as those she tells on the verge of bankruptcy, she signed up for a writing class and within a year had a contract with HarperCollins. Audiences at readings in major Northeast cities will be treated to a glass of champagne with peaches, the Girls' signature drink. Such a combination of good luck and gimmicks augurs well.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherPerennial
  • Publication date2002
  • ISBN 10 0060959274
  • ISBN 13 9780060959272
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages368
  • Rating

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780060758431: Justus Girls

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780060758431
Publisher: HarperTorch, 2004
Softcover

  • 9780060184766: The Justus Girls

    Harper, 2001
    Hardcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Lambright, Evelyn "Slim"
Published by Perennial (2002)
ISBN 10: 0060959274 ISBN 13: 9780060959272
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0060959274

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 23.54
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Lambright, Evelyn "Slim"
Published by Perennial (2002)
ISBN 10: 0060959274 ISBN 13: 9780060959272
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Wizard Books
(Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0060959274

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 26.91
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.50
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Lambright, Evelyn "Slim"
Published by Perennial (2002)
ISBN 10: 0060959274 ISBN 13: 9780060959272
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldBooks
(Austin, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0060959274

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 28.29
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.25
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Lambright, Evelyn "Slim"
Published by Perennial (2002)
ISBN 10: 0060959274 ISBN 13: 9780060959272
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Front Cover Books
(Denver, CO, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0060959274

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 28.85
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.30
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Lambright, Evelyn "Slim"
Published by Perennial (2002)
ISBN 10: 0060959274 ISBN 13: 9780060959272
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
BennettBooksLtd
(LOS ANGELES, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.5. Seller Inventory # Q-0060959274

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 59.48
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.13
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds