Breena Clarke

"Angels Make Their Hope Here", Breena Clarke's third novel, is set in a mixed-race community in New Jersey at mid-19th century. Breena Clarke's debut novel, "River, Cross My Heart", an 1999 Oprah Book Club selection, illuminated the vibrant African American community in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Ms. Clarke, a Washington native, returned to Georgetown for the setting of her second novel, "Stand The Storm", a bittersweet, lyrical novel that delivers a passionate portrayal of the trials and hopes of the enslaved and newly freed in Civil War Washington. Breena Clarke lives in Jersey City, NJ.