Deacon King Kong : a novel
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
Physical Desc
370 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Nipomo Library - Adult Fiction
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1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Fiction | FIC PBK | On Hold Shelf | |
Arroyo Grande Library - Adult Fiction | FIC | Checked Out | May 9, 2024 |
Atascadero Library - Adult Fiction | FIC PBK | Checked Out | May 11, 2024 |
Atascadero Library - Adult Fiction | FIC | Checked Out | May 14, 2024 |
Atascadero Library - Adult Fiction | FIC | Checked Out | May 11, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
Format
Book
Language
English
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"In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .45 from his pocket, and in front of everybody shoots the project's drug dealer at point-blank range. The reasons for this desperate burst of violence and the consequences that spring from it lie at the heart of Deacon King Kong. In the novel McBride brings to vivid life the people affected by the shooting: the victim, the African-American and Latinx residents who witnessed it, the white neighbors, the local cops assigned to investigate, the members of the Five Ends Baptist Church where Sportcoat was deacon, the neighborhood's Italian mobsters, and Sportcoat himself. As the story deepens, it becomes clear that the lives of the characters--caught in the tumultuous swirl of 1960s New York--overlap in unexpected ways. When the truth does emerge, McBride shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, that the best way to grow is to face change without fear, and that the seeds of love lie in hope and compassion."--,Provided by publisher.
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