A FINALIST FOR THE 2016 CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE AND THE 2017 YOUNG LIONS AWARD A terrifically auspicious debut. --T a Obreht, author of The Tiger\'s Wife. by] a sharp, poignant, extraordinary new voice of American literature. . .
A magnificently textured, vital, visceral feat of storytelling .
What appears to be a story of mothers and daughters, of sisterhood put to the test, of adolescent Love and grown-up misconduct, and of history\'s long reach, becomes a provocative and compelling exploration of America\'s failure to find a language to talk about race.
The power of this shattering novel resides in Greenidge\'s undeniable storytelling talents.
But when Charlotte discovers the truth about the institute\'s history of questionable studies, the secrets of the past invade the present in devious ways.
The Freemans were selected because they know sign language; they are supposed to teach it to Charlie and welcome him as a member of their family.
They will live in an apartment on campus with Charlie, a young chimp abandoned by his mother. -- The Huffington Post The Freeman family--Charles, Laurel, and their daughters, teenage Charlotte and nine-year-old Callie--have been invited to the Toneybee Institute to participate in a research experiment.
A rich examination of America\'s treatment of race, and the ways we attempt to discuss and confront it today. . . --Janet Maslin, The New York Times Smart, timely and powerful .
A FINALIST FOR THE 2016 CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE AND THE 2017 YOUNG LIONS AWARD A terrifically auspicious debut
