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OverviewThe Mosby family, like other thousands, migrate from the loblolly-scented Carolinas north to the Harlem of their aspirations--with its promise of freedom and opportunities, sunlit boulevards, and elegant societies. The family arrives as Harlem staggers under the flu pandemic that follows the First World War. DeLilah Mosby and her daughter, Selma, meet difficulties with backbone and resolve to make a home for themselves in the city, and Selma has a baby, Chloe. As the Great Depression creeps across the world at the close of the twenties, however, the farsighted see hard times coming. The panic of the early thirties is embodied in the kidnapping and murder of the infant son of the nation's dashing young aviator, Charles Lindbergh. A transfixed public follows the manhunt in the press and on the radio. Then Chloe goes missing--but her disappearance does not draw the same attention. Wry and perceptive Weldon Haynie Thomas, the city's first colored policeman, takes the case. The urgent investigation tests Thomas's abilities to draw out the secrets Harlem harbors, untangling the color-coded connections and relationships that keep company with greed, ghosts, and grief. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karla Fc Holloway , Kelechi EziePublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio ISBN: 9798200778072Publication Date: 31 May 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsDisplacement is the theme here, ripping the fabric of the Mosby family from the very first. -- New York Times Full of fascinating and vibrant historical detail. -- AARP Magazine It's equal parts transportative historical fiction, unputdownable mystery, and damning examination of anti-Blackness in the US. -- BuzzFeed Kelechi Ezie's narration brings warmth and compassion to every character in this engrossing mystery...Ezie's silky voice slips easily into the complicated lives of the Mosby family...Ezie's rendering of Holloway's gorgeous prose and expert plotting add depth and poignancy to this heartrending story. -- AudioFile This works both as a page-turner and a portrait of a vanished era. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Author InformationKarla FC Holloway is an author and the James. B. Duke Professor Emerita of English and Law at Duke University, where her research and teaching have included African American literary and cultural studies, bioethics, gender, and law. Kelechi Ezie is an actress, writer, singer, podcaster, and lifelong nerd who's always had a book in her hand. She is thrilled to bring these talents and hobbies together to narrate compelling audiobook stories. Her acting credits include The Book of Mormon First National Tour and HBO's The Deuce. Kelechi has a degree in history, with certificates in theater/dance and African American studies from Princeton University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |