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Deacon King Kong: CHOSEN BY BARACK OBAMA AS A FAVOURITE READ

CHOSEN BY BARACK OBAMA AS A FAVOURITE READ OF 2020THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND OPRAH`S BOOK CLUB PICKTOP TEN BOOKS OF 2020, NEW YORK TIMES`A hilarious, pitch-perfect comedy set in the Brooklyn projects of the late 1960s. This alone may qualify it as one of the year`s best novels.` The Washington Post From the winner of a National Book Award and author of the bestselling memoir,The Color of Water, and The Good Lord Bird, a TV series starring Ethan HawkeThe year is 1969. In a housing project in south Brooklyn, a shambling old church deacon called Sportcoat shoots – for no apparent reason – the local drug-dealer who used to be part of the church`s baseball team. The repercussions of that moment draw in the whole community, from Sportcoat`s best friend – Hot Sausage – to the local Italian mobsters, the police (corrupt and otherwise), and the stalwart ladies of the Five Ends Baptist Church. DEACON KING KONG is a book about a community under threat, about the ways people pull together in an age when the old rules are being rewritten. It is very funny in places, and heartbreaking in others. From a prize-winning storyteller, this New York Times bestseller shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, and that the communities we build are fragile but vital. `Deacon King Kong is deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane; McBride`s ability to inhabit his characters` foibled, all-too-human interiority helps transform a fine book into a great one` The New York Times Book ReviewWhat Goodreads readers are saying:***** `Deacon King Kong is one of those novels whose brilliance sneaks up on you. I haven`t been this pleasantly surprised by a book in a while.`***** `I do believe I just finished one of my all time favorite books. I loved every minute spent with Sportcoat and his community. A good old fashioned yarn shot through with truth, spirit, and humor. I LOVED it!`***** `This book was a balm for my soul, a portrait of a black church community circa 1969 with sweet characters (well, most of them), interconnections that stretch back decades, and a plot with more than one mystery at its heart.`***** `”Deacon” has the texture of folk lore and fable mixed with the unexpected rhythms of jazz and the noisy streets of late 1960s Brooklyn.`***** `The ending was one of those where you clutch your heart and want to hug the book (or your Kindle).`

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