An
unforgettable
tale of
tragic,
interracial
love
written
by one
of the
greatest
unheard
voices
of the
Harlem
Renaissance.
The
Narrows
is a
small
New
England
community
struggling
to right
itself
after
decades
of
abandonment
and
racial
strife.
It’s the
kind of
town
Link
Williams,
a smart
black
kid
freshly
graduated
from
Dartmouth
College,
just
might
escape.
But
leaving
the
Narrows
is the
easy
part.
What no
one
knows is
that
Link has
already
made one
of the
most
difficult
decisions
of his
life,
though
at the
time it
did not
seem
like he
had any
choice
in the
matter.
The love
Link
shares
with
Camilo
Sheffield
is
genuine,
soulful,
and
aches
with
promise.
But the
very
existence
of their
relationship
sets
into
motion
the most
unthinkable
of acts
and
rocks
their
worlds
in ways
that
neither
of them
could
ever
have
imagined.
With
unmatched
lyrical
flair,
Ann
Petry,
the
acclaimed,
bestselling
author
of
The
Street,
creates
an
indelible
portrait
of a
bustling,
vibrant
community
as it
fights
against
the
complex
racial
dynamics
of the
1950s.
