Losing Absalom by Alexs D. Pate (1995, Paperback) 
Losing Absalom by Alexs D. Pate (1995, Paperback)

 
Losing Absalom by Alexs D. Pate (1995, Paperback)

Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
Publication Date: 1995-08-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0425150135
ISBN-13: 9780425150139
Product ID: EPID967541
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:1995-08-01

Size
Height:7.0 in
Width:4.3 in
Thickness:1.0 in
Weight:7.2 oz

Publisher's Note
Absalom Goodman worked all his life to build a home for his family. Now the neighborhood has changed for the worse, lifelong dreams have turned into bitter realities, and Absalom is dying of cancer. But these tragedies bring Absalom's loved ones together, and in a fateful moment that is harrowing and redeeming, they find their lives changed forever. Winner of the First Novelist Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.

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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