Them : a novel
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Published
New York : Atria Books, [2007].
Edition
1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
339 pages ; 23 cm.
Status
Spanish Springs Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION MCC 2007
1 available
FICTION MCC 2007
1 available
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Published
New York : Atria Books, [2007].
Format
Book
Edition
1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Language
English
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A compelling story set in a downtown Atlanta neighborhood known for its main street, Auburn Avenue, which once was regarded as the "richest Negro street in the world." The story centers around Barlowe Reed, a single, forty-something African American who rents a ramshackle house on Randolph Street, just a stone's throw from the historic birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Barlowe, who works as a printer, otherwise passes the time reading and hanging out with other men at the corner store. He shares his home and loner existence with a streetwise, twenty-something nephew who is struggling to get his troubled life back on track. When Sean and Sandy Gilmore, a young white couple, move in next door, Barlowe and Sandy develop a reluctant, complex friendship as they hold probing -- often frustrating -- conversations over the backyard fence. Members of both households, and their neighbors as well, try to go about their business, tending to their homes and jobs. However, fear and suspicion build -- and clashes ensue -- with each passing day, as more and more new whites move in and make changes and once familiar people and places disappear.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCall, N. (2007). Them: a novel (1st Atria Books hardcover ed.). Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCall, Nathan. 2007. Them: A Novel. Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCall, Nathan. Them: A Novel Atria Books, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCall, Nathan. Them: A Novel 1st Atria Books hardcover ed., Atria Books, 2007.
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