Bernice L. McFadden's The Book of Harlan is a work of historical fiction set in the early 's in which McFadden bases the life of her main character on the life of her own grandfather. The novel captures the life of Harlan Elliott and the many musicians who shaped Harlan’s career. Harlan discovered the excitement of the Jazz and Blues scene in Harlem. BERNICE L. McFADDEN is the author of ten critically acclaimed novels including Praise Song for the Butterflies (Long listed for the Women's Prize in Fiction) The Book of Harlan (winner of a American Book Award and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction) Sugar, Loving Donovan, Nowhere Is a Place, The Warmest December, Gathering of Waters (a New York /5(). McFadden (Gathering of Waters) centers this novel on Harlan Elliott, a musician who faces extreme hardship. The book begins in in Macon, Georgia, where Emma grows up with her friend Lucille.
The Book of Harlan by Bernice L. McFadden. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, , The Bernice L. McFadden Collection features four novels from the three-time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist: Gathering of Waters (a New York Times Editors' Choice and one of the Notable Books of ), Glorious (), Nowhere Is a Place (), and The Warmest December (). More info →. Author: Bernice McFadden. Publisher: Akashic Books. Publication Year: Length: pages. ASIN: ISBN: The Book of Harlan opens with the courtship of Harlan's parents and his birth in Macon, Georgia. After his prominent minister grandfather dies, Harlan and his parents move to Harlem, where he becomes a musician.
Bernice L. McFadden has been named the Go On Girl! Book Club's Author of the YearWINNER of the American Book AwardWINNER of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. This is a story about the triumph of the human spirit over bigotry, intolerance and cruelty, and at the center of The Book of Harlan is the restorative force that is music."--Washington Post "Bernice L. McFadden took me on a melodious literary journey through time and place in her masterpiece, The Book of Harlan. It's complex, real, and raw McFadden intricately and purposefully weaves history as a backdrop in her fiction. The Book of Harlan brilliantly explores questions about agency, purpose, freedom, and survival." — Literary Hub, one of Nicole Dennis-Benn's 26 Books From the Last Decade that More People Should Read. "McFadden's writing breaks the heart—and then heals it again.
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