Grace / Susan Sherrell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Seattle, WA : Workmans Press, c2009.Description: 305 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780982007310 (pbk.)
  • 0982007310 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813/.6 23
LOC classification:
  • PS 3619 .H468 G73 2009
Contents:
Subject: "Summer 1972 and twenty-three-year-old UC student Leah DeMartino is working at a race track north of Berkeley. She befriends a slightly older co-worker, the beautiful and enigmatic Grace Neville. When Grace's body is found floating in San Francisco Bay, Leah's life takes an unsettling turn as she meets the fanatical but charismatic James Ferguson, head of Security for Oakland's Black Panther Party, and good-looking but unpredictable Ronnie Xavier Jones, recently back from Vietnam. This story weaves together post-sixties Bay Area themes -- the quest for human dignity on the part of African-Americans, the anger and rage of returning Vietnam vets who eel disrespected in their own country, the ambiguous role of the Oakland Police Department, and, above all, exiting new freedoms in love, sex and relationships." From back of book
List(s) this item appears in: LeAnna Cataloged
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks The Karen Lee Wald Collection PS 3619 .H468 G73 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML22050007

Author signature on the first page

Chapter I: Leah meets Grace -- Chapter II: Vinnie's Inn; Eli's Mile High Club; Grace spends the night -- Chapter III Cousin Joey -- Chapter IV: Detectives Gary Bon and Chester Sims -- Chapter V: First meeting with Art Leopold and James Ferguson -- Chapter VI: Leah's Housemates -- Chapter VII: Grace's Funeral -- Chapter VIII: First trip to Clear lake; Grace's first Diary -- Chapter IX: Set up at Vinnie's inn; A second police interview -- Chapter X: Second meeting with Art Leopold and James Ferguson -- Chapter XI Leah becomes an informant -- Chapter XII: At the race track with Freddie and Edna -- Chapter XIII: Charlie Brown's with Ronnie; Leah gets her gun -- Chapter XIV: Leah's room searched; turf club; a date with Jay Landis -- Chapter XV: The George Jackson clinic and a car chase -- Chapter XVI: Karella cousins -- Chapter XVII Edna at the Track; Leah and Joey -- Chapter XVIII: Second trip to Clear lake; room searched again -- Chapter XIX: Ruby Bailey; a trip to Chico; girl talk with Carol -- Chapter XX: Maura of the hills;Grace's second diary -- Chapter XXI: A weird scene at the St. Francis and a rescue -- Chapter XXII: Third trip to clear lake; Becky Puckett -- Chapter XXIII: Portrait of a witness; James and Leah; Jay Landis again -- Chapter XXIV: Art Leopold; Mike Fisher; Leah and Carol -- Chapter XXV: Crown beach with Mike; Leah is asked to leave -- Chapter XXVI: The Pucketts at home; Maura in her office -- Chapter XXVII Leah at Mike's place; Grace's third diary -- Chapter XXVIII: Leah and Ronnie at the St. Francis -- Chapter XXIX: Joey Unveils his plan.

"Summer 1972 and twenty-three-year-old UC student Leah DeMartino is working at a race track north of Berkeley. She befriends a slightly older co-worker, the beautiful and enigmatic Grace Neville. When Grace's body is found floating in San Francisco Bay, Leah's life takes an unsettling turn as she meets the fanatical but charismatic James Ferguson, head of Security for Oakland's Black Panther Party, and good-looking but unpredictable Ronnie Xavier Jones, recently back from Vietnam. This story weaves together post-sixties Bay Area themes -- the quest for human dignity on the part of African-Americans, the anger and rage of returning Vietnam vets who eel disrespected in their own country, the ambiguous role of the Oakland Police Department, and, above all, exiting new freedoms in love, sex and relationships." From back of book

Gift of Karen Wald.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha