Colson Whitehead 2 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback
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Colson Whitehead 2 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback. Throw us in jail, and we will still love you. Cora and Caesar's first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher sent to find Cora, is close on their heels. Powered by Frooition Home About Feedback Newsletter Contact Children's Ages (0 - 5) Other Children's Ages (5 - 7) Children's Ages (7 - 9) Children's Ages (9 - 14) Young Adult Fiction Non-Fiction Clearance Sale Welcome to books2door ebay shop We want to encourage a love of reading in all children. That's why we have been offering exceptional books at affordable prices since 2004. We look forward to being a part of your next story. Colson Whitehead 2 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Item Description Titles in this set: 1. The Underground Railroad 2. The Nickel Boys Description The Underground Railroad Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. All the slaves lead a hellish existence, but Cora has it worse than most; she is an outcast even among her fellow Africans and she is approaching womanhood, where it is clear even greater pain awaits. When Caesar, a slave recently arrived from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they take the perilous decision to escape to the North. In Whitehead?s razor-sharp imagining of the antebellum South, the Underground Railroad has assumed a physical form: a dilapidated box car pulled along subterranean tracks by a steam locomotive, picking up fugitives wherever it can. Cora and Caesar?s first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But its placid surface masks an infernal scheme designed for its unknowing black inhabitants. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher sent to find Cora, is close on their heels. Forced to flee again, Cora embarks on a harrowing flight, state by state, seeking true freedom. At each stop on her journey, Cora encounters a different world. As Whitehead brilliantly recreates the unique terrors for black people in the pre-Civil War era, his narrative seamlessly weaves the saga of America, from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is at once the story of one woman?s ferocious will to escape the horrors of bondage and a shatteringly powerful meditation on history. The Nickel Boys Elwood Curtis has taken the words of Dr Martin Luther King to heart: he is as good as anyone. Abandoned by his parents, brought up by his loving, strict and clear-sighted grandmother, Elwood is about to enroll in the local black college. But given the time and the place, one innocent mistake is enough to destroy his future, and so Elwood arrives at The Nickel Academy, which claims to provide ?physical, intellectual and moral training? which will equip its inmates to become ?honorable and honest men?. In reality, the Nickel Academy is a chamber of horrors, where physical, emotional and sexual abuse is rife, where corrupt officials and tradesmen do a brisk trade in supplies intended for the school, and where any boy who resists is likely to disappear ?out back?. Stunned to find himself in this vicious environment, Elwood tries to hold on to Dr King?s ringing assertion, ?Throw us in jail, and we will still love you.? But Elwood?s fellow inmate and new friend Turner thinks Elwood is naive and worse; the world is crooked, and the only way to survive is to emulate the cruelty and cynicism of their oppressors. The tension between Elwood?s idealism and Turner?s skepticism leads to a decision which will have decades-long repercussions. Based on the history of a real reform school in Florida that operated for one hundred and eleven years and warped and destroyed the lives of thousands of children, The Nickel Boys is a devastating, driven narrative by a great American novelist whose work is essential to understanding the current reality of the United States. More Items! View more great items Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 4 Books Collection Box Set - Fiction-Paperback £12.49 Game Changers Series by Rachel Reid 6 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback £54.99 Elena Armas 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback £16.90 Shepherd King By Rachel Gillig 2 Books Collectors Edition - Fiction - HB £56.99 Shop by category Children's ages 0-5 Children's ages 5-7 Children's ages 7-9 Children's ages 9-14 Young Adult Fiction non-fiction Clearance Sale Other Home About Feedback Newsletter Contact Powered by Frooition Frooition | No-js Template | eBay design, eBay store design, eBay shop design, eBay template design, eBay listing design (ver:froonojs) This listing is currently undergoing maintenance, we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
