Zami: A Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers. The author's memoir of growing up in Harlem and coming into her own in her 20s in the 1950s. The narrative doubles as a philosophical meditation race and sexual orientation and it has become an enduring feminist classic. 

The book was first published in 1982 by a small press; this is the first printing of the edition that is still in print today.