The Good Lord Bird - A Novel (Paperback)

Winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Liev Shreiber and Jaden Smith
A Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Oprah Magazine Top 10 Book of the Year
"A magnificent new novel by the best-selling author James McBride." -cover review of "The New York Times Book Review"
"Outrageously entertaining." -"USA Today"
"James McBride delivers another tour de force" -"Essence"
"So imaginative, you'll race to the finish." -NPR.org
"Wildly entertaining."--4-star "People" lead review
"A boisterous, highly entertaining, altogether original novel." - "Washington Post"
From the bestselling author of "The Color of Water "and "Song Yet Sung "comes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown's antislavery crusade--and who must pass as a girl to survive.
Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an argument between Brown and Henry's master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town--with Brown, who believes he's a girl.
Over the ensuing months, Henry--whom Brown nicknames Little Onion--conceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. Eventually Little Onion finds himself with Brown at the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859--one of the great catalysts for the Civil War.
An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBride's meticulous eye for detail and character, "The Good Lord Bird" is both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival.

General

Imprint:	Hudson Street Press (an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2014
First published:	August 2014
Authors:	James McBride
Dimensions:	204 x 131 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	458
ISBN-13:	978-1-59463-278-5
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-59463-278-2
Barcode:	9781594632785

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