The Air Between Us: A Novel - Brossura

Johnson, Deborah

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0061255580 ISBN 13: 9780061255588

Casa editrice: Amistad Pr, 2009

Riassunto

Racial segregation in a small 1950s Mississippi community is brought into question in the aftermath of an apparent hunting accident, an event that also tests the views of two prominent physicians. A first novel. Reprint.

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L'autore:

Deborah Johnson now lives and works in Columbus, Mississippi, after residing for many years in Italy.

Product Description:

Revere, Mississippi, with its population of 20,000 and sinking, is not unlike most Southern towns in the 1960s. Blacks live on one side of town and whites on the other. The two rarely mix. Or so everyone believes. But the truth is brought to the forefront when Critter, who is only ten, black and barely tall enough to see over the dashboard, drives Billy Ray--wounded in a suspicious hunting accident--to the segregated Doctor's Hospital. Dr. Cooper Connelly, the town's most high-profile resident, assures Billy Ray's family he'll be fine. He dies, however, and most people assume it is just a typical hunting accident--until the sheriff orders an investigation. Suddenly the connections between white and black are revealed to be deeper than anyone expects, which makes the town's struggle with integration that much more complicated and consuming. Dr. Connelly takes an unexpectedly progressive view toward integration; the esteemed Dr. Reese Jackson, who is so prominent that even Ebony has profiled him, tries to stay above the fray. At times, it seems the town's only distraction is the racially ambiguous Madame Melba, a fortune-teller and voyeur with a past. With endearing, fully realized characters and a mystery that will keep readers guessing until the final page, The Air Between Us will keep you engrossed until the end.

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• Editore: Amistad Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061255580
• ISBN 13: 9780061255588
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 328