Author Description

Zora Neale Hurston published her magnum opus under the title Their Eyes WereWatching God, a title that ambiguously alludes to a single sentence in the book's final chapters.Though readers would struggle to guess from Hurston's title, Their Eyes paints a vivid picture ofa resilient woman named Janie attempting to survive in an uncaring world that torments her withsparse moments of connection. The authors of Homebound investigate the two most prevalentthemes in Hurston's iconic novel: the relationships and discoveries that permeate every page.