Grant Park by Leonard Pitts, Jr. (English) Paperback Book

Description: Grant Park by Leonard Pitts, Jr. Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Includes Q&A with the author and book club discussion guide. Publisher Description "A novel as significant as it is engrossing." -Booklist, starred reviewGrant Park is a page-turning and provocative look at black and white relations in contemporary America, blending the absurd and the poignant in a powerfully well-crafted narrative that showcases Pittss gift for telling emotionally wrenching stories.Grant Park begins in 1968, with Martin Luther Kings final days in Memphis. The story then moves to the eve of the 2008 election, and cuts between the two eras. Disillusioned columnist Malcolm Toussaint, fueled by yet another report of unarmed black men killed by police, hacks into his newspapers server to post an incendiary column that had been rejected by his editors. Toussaint then disappears, and his longtime editor, Bob Carson, is summarily fired within hours of the columns publication.While a furious Carson tries to find Toussaint-while simultaneously dealing with the reappearance of a lost love from his days as a 60s activist-Toussaint is abducted by two white supremacists plotting to explode a bomb at Barack Obamas planned rally in Chicagos Grant Park. Toussaint and Carson are forced to remember the choices they made as young men, when both their lives were changed profoundly by their work in the civil rights movement. Author Biography Leonard Pitts, Jr. is a nationally syndicated columnist for the Miami Herald and winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, in addition to many other awards. He is the author of the novels Grant Park, Freeman, Before I Forget, and several works of nonfiction. Born and raised in Southern California, Pitts now lives in suburban Washington, D.C. Details ISBN 1572842016 ISBN-13 9781572842014 Title Grant Park Author Leonard Pitts, Jr. Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 408 Publisher Surrey Books,U.S. GE_Item_ID:140294431; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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