The Narrows

Ann Petry
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When Link Williams, a college-educated twenty-six-year-old African-American man, falls for Camilo Sheffield, a wealthy married white woman, things will never be the same in the sleepy New England town of Monmouth, Connecticut. Set in the 1950s, this unforgettable classic deftly evokes a tragic love affair and offers a window onto the powerful ways in which class, race, and love intersected in midcentury America.
Genres: FictionClassicsHistorical FictionAfrican AmericanRaceAfrican American LiteratureThe United States Of AmericaHistoricalLiteratureRomance
428 Pages

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