NEW ENGLAND WHITE
by Carter, Stephen L
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Carter's second mystery novel follows in the footsteps of his first, "The Emperor Of Ocean Park," in providing a window into contemporary black upper class society as it features Lemaster Carlyle, the African-American president of a New England university, and his wife, Julia, a deputy dean at the divinity school, as they deal with the repercussions after the murder of a highly-respected black economics professor; boards and text are clean, tight, square; the dustjacket shows only minimal surface and edgewear. A collectable copy.
Synopsis
Lemaster Carlyle, the president of the country's most prestigious university, and his wife, Julie, the divinity school's deputy dean, are America's most prominent and powerful African American couple. Driving home through a swirling blizzard late one night, the couple skids off the road. Near the sight of their accident they discover a dead body. To her horror, Julia recognizes the body as a prominent academic and one of her former lovers. In the wake of the death, the icy veneer of their town Elm Harbor, a place Julie calls "the heart of whiteness," begins to crack, having devastating consequences for a prominent local family and sending shock waves all the way to the White House.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004080
- Title
- NEW ENGLAND WHITE
- Author
- Carter, Stephen L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, NEW ENGLAND, SUSPENSE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; New England; African American;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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