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Everett, Percival2024
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The Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner in New Orleans and separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson's Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father who recently returned to town. Thus begins a dangerous and transcendent journey by raft along the Mississippi River, toward the elusive promise of free states and beyond. As James and Huck begin to navigate the treacherous waters, each bend in the river holds the promise of both salvation and demise. With rumours of a brewing war, James must face the burden he carries: the family he is desperate to protect and the constant lie he must live. And together, the unlikely pair must face the most dangerous odyssey of them all.
Main title:
James / Percival Everett.
Author:
Everett, Percival, author
Imprint:
London : Mantle, 2024.
Collation:
302 pages : maps (black and white) ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9781035031238 (hbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Related title:
James
Subject:
Jim (Fictitious character) -- FictionFinn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character) -- FictionMississippi River Valley -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- FictionHistorical fictionHistoricalMissouri19th century, c 1800 to c 1899Modern & contemporary fictionHistorical adventure fictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
1397334
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