Losing Absalom by Alexs D. Pate
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Losing Absalom by Alexs D. Pate (1994, Hardcover) 
Losing Absalom by Alexs D. Pate (1994, Hardcover)
Publisher: Coffee House Pr
Publication Date: 1994-04-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1566890179
ISBN-13: 9781566890175
Product ID: EPID963480
Description: This novel, winner of the First Novelist Award of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, is the story of the Goodman family. Absalom Goodman is terminally ill with a malignant brain tumor and his illness has precipitated h...
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Synopsis
This novel, winner of the First Novelist Award of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, is the story of the Goodman family. Absalom Goodman is terminally ill with a malignant brain tumor and his illness has precipitated his son, Sonny's, return to Philadelphia. Sonny, a rising young executive at a computer firm in Minneapolis, has lost touch with his roots. Absalom's daughter, Rainy, lives in the house she grew up in. She and Sonny clash over what will happen to the house once their father is gone. Their mother, Gwen, resents her husband's illness as well as her children's ingratitude.

Details
Publication Date:1994-04-01

Size
Length:204 pages
Height:9.0 in
Width:6.0 in
Thickness:1.0 in
Weight:15.2 oz

Publisher's Note
Losing Absalom is the gripping story of one man, one family and one community. Their tale of contemporary tragedy and uncertain triumph is, however, as relevant as tomorrow's headlines. Like many of his generation, Absalom Goodman worked all his life to keep his family together, to create a home where his children would grow up with decent values and a solid future. With his impending death to brain cancer, the family must make their own choices. Sonny has found success but lost his roots by moving up the corporate ladder; his sister Rainy, still clinging to daydreams of a singing career, has drifted into a relationship with a drug dealer. Losing Absalom brings the Goodmans, along with neighbors and friends, together for a magical and terrible moment - perhaps the most crucial turning point of their lives.

Industry Reviews
"'Losing Absalom' is a distinguished addition to contemporary African-American literature. But its value transcends racial or cultural boundaries. Pate's novel is a testament of life as it is lived now."
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