"The acclaimed author of The Underground Railroad follows up with a leaner, meaner saga of Deep South captivity set in the mid-20th century and fraught with horrors more chilling for being based on true-life atrocities.There's something a tad more melodramatic in this book's conception (and resolution) than one expects from Whitehead, giving it a drugstore-paperback glossiness that enhances its blunt-edged impact."
- Kirkus Review
"Whitehead follows his dynamic, highly awarded, best-selling Civil War saga, The Underground Railroad, with a tautly focused and gripping portrait of two African American teens during the last vicious years of Jim Crow. . . Whitehead’s magnetic characters exemplify stoicism and courage, and each supremely crafted scene smolders and flares with injustice and resistance, building to a staggering revelation."
- Booklist Online
"Whitehead’s brilliant examination of America’s history of violence is a stunning novel of impeccable language and startling insight."
- Publishers Weekly
“A gripping and brilliant novel based on a true story about a boys’ reformatory school in Florida in the 1960s. Whitehead is one of the most daring and gifted authors writing these days, and I will never miss one of his books.”
- Elizabeth Gilbert, author of City of Girls
Product details
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Hardcover: 224 pages
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Publisher: Doubleday (July 16, 2019)
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Language: English
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ISBN-10: 0385537077
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ISBN-13: 9780385537070
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Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches
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Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
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