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Based on exhaustive research and told in McFadden's mesmeric prose, The Book of Harlan skillfully blends the stories of McFadden's familial ancestors with those of real and imagined characters.
Bernice L. McFadden is the author of more than nine critically acclaimed novels including Sugar, Loving Donovan, Nowhere Is a Place, The Warmest December, Gathering of Waters (a New York Times Editors’ Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), and Glorious, which was featured in O, The Oprah Magazine and was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. She is a three-time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of three awards from the BCALA. McFadden lives in Brooklyn, New York. The Book of Harlan is her latest novel. Robin Miles is a narrator with over 15 years of experience. In addition to reading works of fiction, autobiography and sociology, Robin has been heard reciting geophysical facts at the Museum of Natural History in NYC, leading sexual-harassment training on the internet, imparting New York’s legal codes for disabled lawyers and providing dubbing and dialogue for dozens of feature films and television shows.
'McFadden packs a powerful punch with tight prose and short
chapters that bear witness to key events in early twentieth-century
history ... McFadden presents a remarkably crisp portrait of one
average man's extraordinary bravery in the face of pure evil'
*Booklist*
'Through this character portrait of Harlan, McFadden has
constructed a vivid, compelling narrative that makes historical
fiction an accessible, literary window into the African-American
past and some of the contemporary dilemmas of the present.'
*Publishers Weekly*
'Simply miraculous ... As her saga becomes ever more spellbinding,
so does the reader's astonishment at the magic she creates. This is
a story about the triumph of the human spirit over bigotry,
intolerance and cruelty, and at the center of The Book of Harlan is
the restorative force that is music.'
*The Washington Post*
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