Description
A self-protective thirteen-year-old street kid, B. J., unexpectedly crosses into the carefully maintained world of a middle-aged, respectable Black woman who runs an independent dressmaking business. What begins as an intrusion becomes a fragile, hard-won connection as both women—each shaped by survival—fight to claim dignity, safety, and belonging. Through their evolving relationship, the novel explores resilience, community, and the ways people learn to trust when their pasts have taught them to expect harm. With Kristin Hunter’s clear-eyed, character-driven storytelling, the book offers a compassionate, high-stakes portrait of two lives finding a shared path forward without losing who they are.
Available Editions
paperback
Scribner Book Company
Published Jan 1, 1975
326 pages
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Details
First Published
1975
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Survivors by Kristin Hunter.