Sarah Phillips (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Andrea Lee
- First Published: 1984
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: 1963–1974
- Setting: Paris, France, and the French countryside; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Principal Characters: Sarah Phillips, The Reverend James Forrest Phillips, Grace Renfrew Phillips, Matthew Phillips
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: African Americans, Civil rights, 1960’s, 1970’s, Self-discovery, Racism, Blacks, France or French people, Paris, College life, Ministry or ministers, Philadelphia
- Locales: Philadelphia, PA, Cambridge, MA
The Novel
Sarah Phillips is a novel about the life of the title character and narrator. Sarah, however, is not the kind of black protagonist typically found in fiction. Born of educated parents, she has grown up in a prosperous Philadelphia suburb, sheltered from violence and racism, but confined by the expectations of her parents and her society. After the death of her father, James Forrest Phillips, a well-known minister, and after the completion of her Harvard University degree, Sarah has gone to Europe, ostensibly to study. In fact, however, she is enjoying herself,...
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