![]() ![]() ![]() “Through this character portrait of Harlan, McFadden has constructed a vivid, compelling narrative that makes historical fiction an accessible, literary window into the African-American past and some of the contemporary dilemmas of the present.”- Publishers Weeklyġ. ![]() Playing with themes of divine justice and the suffering of the righteous, McFadden presents a remarkably crisp portrait of one average man’s extraordinary bravery in the face of pure evil.”- Booklist, Starred review Partly set in the Jim Crow South, the novel succeeds in showing the prevalence of racism all across the country-whether implemented through institutionalized mechanisms or otherwise. “McFadden packs a powerful punch with tight prose and short chapters that bear witness to key events in early twentieth-century history: both World Wars, the Great Depression, and the Great Migration. 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 ![]() As her saga becomes ever more spellbinding, so does the reader’s astonishment at the magic she creates. ![]()
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