It was adapted as the 1989 miniseries The Women of Brewster Place and the 1990 television show Brewster Place by Oprah Winfrey 's Harpo Productions .
It won the National Book Award in category First Novel .
National Book Award was adapted as the 1989 miniseries The Women of Brewster Place and the 1990 television show Brewster Place by Oprah Winfrey 's Harpo Productions .
It won the National Book Award in category First Novel .