Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo

A Novel

By: Ntozake Shange

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

Ntozake Shange’s most beloved novel, Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, is the story of three “colored girls,” three sisters and their mama from Charleston, South Carolina. Sassafrass, the oldest, is a poet and a weaver like her mother, gone north to college and living with other artists in Los Angeles, trying to weave a life out of her work, her man, her memories, and her dreams. Cypress, the dancer, leaves home to find new ways of moving and easing the contractions of her soul. Indigo, the youngest, is still a child of Charleston - with “too much of the South in her” - who lives in poetry, can talk to her dolls, and has a great gift of seeing the obvious magic of the world.

©1982 Ntozake Shange (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc., and Buck 50 Productions, LLC

Critic reviews

“Miss Shange writes with such exquisite care and beauty that anybody can relate to her message.” ( New York Times)

“A marvel…Languages—colloquial, established, lyric—play together like the most lush chamber music, the coolest jazz, the brassiest marches, the hippest jug band…[It] leaves us filled with joy and yearning for more.” ( Philadelphia Inquirer)

“Possessed of poetry, motion, and light…Shange’s tale is poignant, surprising, and deep as she looks at the different worlds of women and their special places therein.” ( Publishers Weekly)

Black authers I love.

love the book, one of my favorites. It was great to have it read aloud.

Loved it!!!

One of my new favorites!!! My favorite line is "Do you want me to have me or to love me?" Powerful.

the Narrator really bought this Book to Life.

Great Story , Great Narrator. the Narrator really put me dead in the center of this book. it's filled with Spells & lessons that I recommend

Delightfully entertaining

Worth the read, worth the listen. An adorable story about 4 black women that defied the odds and remained.

Riveting

The narrator is amazing! She demonstrates her talent to lend distinct voices and personalities to each character in such a skillful and en hanging way. Such a wonderful and unique story, full of description, intrigue and humor. Great read!