Novels
- The Street (1946)
- Country Place (1947)
- The Drugstore Cat (1949)
- The Narrows (1953)
- Tituba of Salem Village (1964)
Omnibus
- The Street / The Narrows (2019)
Collections
- Miss Muriel & Other Stories (1971)
Non fiction
- Harriet Tubman : Conductor on the Underground Railroad (1955)
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The Street
The Street tells the poignant, often heartbreaking story of Lutie Johnson, a young black woman, and her spirited struggle to raise her son amid the violence, poverty, and racial dissonance of Harlem in the late 1940s. Originally published in 1946 and hailed by critics as a masterwork, The Street was Ann Petry’s first novel, a beloved bestseller with more than a million copies in print. Its haunting tale still resonates today.
The Drugstore Cat
A little cat with a short temper tries to learn the difficult lesson of patience and self restraint.
The Narrows
When Link Williams, a college educated twenty six year old African American man, falls for Camilo Sheffield, a wealthy married white woman, things will never be the same in the sleepy New England town of Monmouth, Connecticut. Set in the 1950s, this unforgettable classic deftly evokes a tragic love affair and offers a window onto the powerful ways in which class, race, and love intersected in midcentury America.
Tituba of Salem Village
Tituba, the minister’s slave, gazed into the stone watering trough. She did not see her own reflection. Instead, she saw a vision of herself, surrounded by angry people. The people were staring ather. Their faces showed fear. That was several years ago. It is now 1692, and there is strange talk in Salem Village. Talk of witches. Several girls have been taken with fits, and there is only one explanation: Someone in the village has been doing the devil’s work. All eyes are on Tituba, the one person who can tell fortunes with cards, and who can spin a thread so fine it must be magic. Did Tituba see the future that day at the watering trough? If so, Could she actually be hanged for practicing witchcraft?
Miss Muriel & Other Stories
From the author of the best selling novel THE STREET comes a stunning collection of stories that captures a remarkably diverse panorama of African American experience in the 1950s and 1960s stories of ‘a small town pharmacist’s family, a New York nightclub drummer, a high school English teacher, a factory worker, a junk dealer, and a charmingly perceptive 12 year old’ Christian Science Monitor. Set mainly along the East Coast, these realistic tales are, as one reviewer said, ‘a rare pleasure’ Belles Lettres to read, as powerful today as they were when they were first published in 1971.
Harriet Tubman : Conductor on the Underground Railroad
Born a slave, Harriet Tubman dreamed of freedom. And through hard work and her willingness to risk everything including her life she was able to make that dream come true. But after making her escape, Harriet realized that her own freedom was not enough. So she became a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and devoted her life to helping others make the journey out of bondage. An invisible threat to plantation owners, she served as a symbol of strength and inspiration for her people. She was the legendary ‘Moses,’ delivering hundreds from the desert of slavery. With indisputable narrative skill, Ann Petry recreates the life of a woman of great strength, bravery, and unshakeable moral fiber.
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