The Travelers

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Beschreibung

<b>'Regina Porter's sprawling, sparkling debut novel... is an exhilarating ride. Porter is a wickedly astute chronicler of human foibles.' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br><b>As America recovers from the Second World War, two families' journeys begin. </b><br><br>James Vincent, born in 1942 to an Irish-American family, escapes his parents' turbulent marriage and attends law school in New York, where he moves up the social ladder as a prosperous and bright attorney. <br>Meanwhile, Agnes Miller, a beautiful black woman on date with a handsome suitor, is pulled over by the police on a rural road in Georgia. The terrible moments that follow make her question her future and pivot her into a hasty marriage and new life in the Bronx.<br><br>Illuminating more than six decades of sweeping change - from the struggle for civil rights and the chaos of Vietnam to Obama's first year as President - James and Agnes's families will come together in unexpected, intimate and profoundly human ways.<br><br><b>'American history comes to vivid, engaging life in this tale of two interconnected families (one white, one black) that spans from the 1950s to Barack Obama's first year as president...' <i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b><br><br><b>*LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2020*</b>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781784708863

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 145 x 21 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Verlag / Hersteller

Vintage