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Magic Cityby Rhodes, Jewell Parker
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Book DescriptionNew York: Harper Collins, 1997. First printing of the author's second novel. A fine copy with no marks or wear, in a fine, unclipped dust jacket. . Hard Cover. Book summaryIn 1921 Oklahoma, a black man is falsely accused of rape by a white woman in this literary thriller. The plot includes an actual historical event: the burning of an affluent black neighborhood in Tulsa and the internment of the African American community.Media Reviews"Rhodes' exciting and moving novel takes off at a vigorous, lively clip from the first page, plunging through complex ideas and relationships without neglecting any of them." -- Jewelle Gomez, San Francisco Chronicle Book Review Publisher NotesTulsa, 1921: A white woman and a black man are alone in an elevator. Suddenly, the woman screams, the man runs out and the chase to capture and lynch him begins. Magic City weaves history, mysticism and murder into a tightly plotted tale of ordinary yet heroic characters. Joe Samuels, a young black man trying to be the next Houdini, must solve the riddle of his brothers ghost and find a way to escape being lynched for a rape he did not commit. Mary Keane, a young white woman, must find a way to free herself from her own loneliness and fight to make townsfolk listen to her and exonerate Joe. Ghosts, magic, jail escapes and a visitation from Houdini create the backdrop for Joes and Mary's journeys of self-discovery and racial understanding. A harrowing and mythic tale of dreams, magic and violence gone awry, Magic City leads the reader through twists and turns to a conflagration of destruction and revelation. Other Recommended Books
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