{"product_id":"deacon-king-kong-9780735216723","title":"Deacon King Kong","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the author of the National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestselling modern classic \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, comes one of the most celebrated novels of the year.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .38 from his pocket, and, in front of everybody, shoots the project's drug dealer at point-blank range. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The reasons for this desperate burst of violence and the consequences that spring from it lie at the heart of \u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong\u003c\/i\u003e, James McBride's funny, moving novel and his first since his National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong\u003c\/i\u003e, McBride brings to vivid life the people affected by the shooting: the victim, the African-American and Latinx residents who witnessed it, the white neighbors, the local cops assigned to investigate, the members of the Five Ends Baptist Church where Sportcoat was deacon, the neighborhood's Italian mobsters, and Sportcoat himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the story deepens, it becomes clear that the lives of the characters--caught in the tumultuous swirl of 1960s New York--overlap in unexpected ways. When the truth does emerge, McBride shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, that the best way to grow is to face change without fear, and that the seeds of love lie in hope and compassion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bringing to these pages both his masterly storytelling skills and his abiding faith in humanity, James McBride has written a novel every bit as involving as \u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c\/i\u003e and as emotionally honest as \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Water\u003c\/i\u003e. Told with insight and wit, \u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that love and faith live in all of us.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735216723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"James McBride","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36640817119388,"sku":"9780735216723","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0d3d7265-a1c8-4cdb-a8f2-2c2d81f408d7.jpg?v=1603852760","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/deacon-king-kong-9780735216723","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}