Relentless, remorseless, and inspirational, this "horrific, hope-filled story" (Newsday) is certain to haunt a generation of readers. Precious Jones, 16-years old and pregnant by her father with her second child, meets a determined and highly radical teacher who takes her on a journey of transformation and redemption.
"Affecting and impassioned. . . . Sails on the strength of pure, stirring feeling." —The New York Times Book Review
"A fascinating novel that may well find a place in the African-American literary canon. . . . With a fresh new voice that echoes the streets, Sapphire's work is sure to win as many hearts as it disturbs minds." —Philadelphia Inquirer
"A horrific, hope-filled story [that is] brilliant, blunt, merciless." —Newsday
"Brutal, redemptive. . . . You just can't take your eyes off Precious Jones." —Newsweek
"A stunningly frank effort that marks the emergence of an immensely promising writer." —Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Thrilling. . . . [Push's] affecting combination of child-like tenderness and adult rage leaves little doubt that Sapphire's talents as a poet translate artfully into her fiction." —Entertainment Weekly
"[Sapphire] writes with a poet's ear for rhythms, in a voice that pushes her story relentlessly into your mind." —Interview
"Push . . . develops so richly and fearlessly that one cannon resist its power." —Elle
"Precious's story, told through her own unique style and spelling, is a major achievement. It documents a remarkable resilience of spirit." —Boston Globe
"To read the story [is] magic. . . . [It is] paint-peelingly profane and thoroughly real." --Washington Post
Official Movie Site: www.WeAreAllPrecious.com
Sapphire was born in 1950 and spent her first twelve years on army bases in California and Texas. As a teenager she lived in South Philadelphia and Los Angeles. She graduated from City College in New York and recieved an MFA from Brooklyn College. From 1983 to 1993 she lived in Harlem, where she taught reading and writing to teenagers and adults. Sapphire is a performance poet and the author of a collection of poetry and prose, American Dreams. She lives in New York City.
