Under a Dark Summer Sky
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Pub Date Jun 9 2015 | Archive Date Jun 30 2015
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Description
Horrifying and beautiful, Under a Dark Summer Sky is a fictionalized account of one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history.
Florida Keys, 1935. Hurricane Season.
Tens of thousands of black and white men scarred by their experiences of war in Europe return home to find themselves abandoned to destitution by the US government.
The tiny, segregated community of Heron Key is suddenly overwhelmed by broken, disturbed men with new ideas about racial equality and nothing left to lose.
Tensions flare when a black veteran is accused of committing the most heinous crime of all against a white resident’s wife.
And not far off the strongest and most intense hurricane America has ever witnessed is gaining force.
For fans of The Help and To Kill a Mockingbird, this is the story of the greatest tragedy you've never heard of.
Florida Keys, 1935. Hurricane Season.
Tens of thousands of black and white men scarred by their experiences of war in Europe return home to find themselves abandoned to destitution by the US government.
The tiny, segregated community of Heron Key is suddenly overwhelmed by broken, disturbed men with new ideas about racial equality and nothing left to lose.
Tensions flare when a black veteran is accused of committing the most heinous crime of all against a white resident’s wife.
And not far off the strongest and most intense hurricane America has ever witnessed is gaining force.
For fans of The Help and To Kill a Mockingbird, this is the story of the greatest tragedy you've never heard of.
Advance Praise
"A haunting debut novel!" — Ellen Marie Wiseman, author of The Plum Tree and What She Left Behind
"Lafaye's debut novel succeeds on the merits of its well-drawn characters, its sense of place, and on the tragic events it details...rewarding." — Library Journal
"Wow, what a novel. Exquisitely written and so evocative." — Cathy Kelly, #1 international bestselling author
"I absolutely loved this novel. It is rare to read something with such emotional intensity and such exciting pace." — Elizabeth Nobel, international bestselling author of The Reading Group and Things I Want My Daughters to Know
"A fast-paced page-turner." — Anna Jean Mayhew, author of The Dry Grass of August
"Lafaye's debut novel succeeds on the merits of its well-drawn characters, its sense of place, and on the tragic events it details...rewarding." — Library Journal
"Wow, what a novel. Exquisitely written and so evocative." — Cathy Kelly, #1 international bestselling author
"I absolutely loved this novel. It is rare to read something with such emotional intensity and such exciting pace." — Elizabeth Nobel, international bestselling author of The Reading Group and Things I Want My Daughters to Know
"A fast-paced page-turner." — Anna Jean Mayhew, author of The Dry Grass of August
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781492612506 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
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