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The good Lord Bird
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- Book Synopsis
- FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE 'Just so brilliant' John Green 'Wildly entertaining. A rollicking saga about one of America's earliest abolitionists' People Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856. When an argument between Henry's master and legendary abolitionist John Brown turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town - along with Brown, who believes Henry to be a girl and his good luck charm. An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure story and a moving exploration of identity and survival.
- About The Author
- James McBride is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Oprah's Book Club selection Deacon King Kong, the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, the million-copy-bestselling memoir The Colour of Water, the novels Song Yet Sung and Miracle at St. Anna, the story collection Five-Carat Soul, and Kill 'Em and Leave, a biography of James Brown. The recipient of a National Humanities Medal and an accomplished musician, McBride is also a distinguished writer in residence at New York University.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781399632461
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (07 August 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 458
- Weight
- 332 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 196 x 130 x 34 mm
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