This unforgettable novel, first published in 1969 (Delacourt), is a lost classic of American literature written by a major figure in the Black Arts movement and the Harlem Writers Guild. This a searing yet lyrical rendition of a woman's life, set in a Maryland fishing village in the 1930s, is 'reminiscent of the work of Zora Neale Hurston.' -- Philadelphia Inquirer.