One of The New York Times\' 100 Notable Books of 2017 A pinball machine zinging with sharp dialogue, breathtaking plot twists and naughty humor...
The result is a surprising, perceptive, and evocative collection of stories that is also a moving exploration of our human condition..
As Mcbride did in his National Book award-winning The Good Lord Bird and his bestselling The Color of Water , he writes with humor and insight about how we struggle to understand who we are in a world we don\'t fully comprehend.
And members of The Five-Carat Soul Bottom Bone Band recount stories from their own messy and hilarious lives.
An American president draws inspiration from a conversation he overhears in a stable.
Five strangers find themselves thrown together and face unexpected judgment.
Lee now sits in the home of a black minister in Queens.
An antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by Civil War General Robert E.
Mcbride explores the ways we learn from the world and the people around us.
They\'re funny and poignant, insightful and unpredictable, imaginative and authentic--all told with McBride\'s unrivaled storytelling skill and meticulous eye for character and detail.
The stories in Five-Carat Soul --none of them ever published before--spring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge. --New York Times Book Review Exciting new fiction from James McBride, the first since his National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird.
Mcbride at his brave and joyous best.
One of The New York Times\' 100 Notable Books of 2017 A pinball machine zinging with sharp dialogue, breathtaking plot twists and naughty humor..
