{"product_id":"james-mcbride-deacon-king-kong-2020-hardback","title":"James Mcbride: DEACON KING KONG W3 [2020] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHOSEN BY BARACK OBAMA AS A FAVOURITE READ OF 2020\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBESTSELLER AND OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTOP TEN BOOKS OF 2020, NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hilarious, pitch-perfect... one of the year's best novels.' \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the winner of a National Book Award and author of the bestselling memoir,The Color of Water, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, a TV series starring Ethan Hawke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1969. In a housing project in south Brooklyn, a shambling old church deacon called Sportcoat shoots - for no apparent reason - the local drug-dealer who used to be part of the church's baseball team. The repercussions of that moment draw in the whole community, from Sportcoat's best friend - Hot Sausage - to the local Italian mobsters, the police (corrupt and otherwise), and the stalwart ladies of the Five Ends Baptist Church. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDEACON KING KONG is a book about a community under threat, about the ways people pull together in an age when the old rules are being rewritten. It is very funny in places, and heartbreaking in others. From a prize-winning storyteller, this New York Times bestseller shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, and that the communities we build are fragile but vital.\u003cbr\u003e                             ______________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong\u003c\/i\u003e is deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane; McBride's ability to inhabit his characters' foibled, all-too-human interiority helps transform a fine book into a great one' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Goodreads readers are saying:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** '\u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those novels whose brilliance sneaks up on you. I haven't been this pleasantly surprised by a book in a while.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** 'I do believe I just finished one of my all time favorite books. I loved every minute spent with Sportcoat and his community. A good old fashioned yarn shot through with truth, spirit, and humor. I LOVED it!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** 'This book was a balm for my soul, a portrait of a black church community circa 1969 with sweet characters (well, most of them), interconnections that stretch back decades, and a plot with more than one mystery at its heart.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** '\"Deacon\" has the texture of folk lore and fable mixed with the unexpected rhythms of jazz and the noisy streets of late 1960s Brooklyn.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** 'The ending was one of those where you clutch your heart and want to hug the book (or your Kindle).'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mcbride, James","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48717987512659,"sku":"XV80857527653","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":46635494179155,"sku":"9780857527653","price":19.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/mcbride-james-james-mcbride-deacon-king-kong-w3-2020-hardback-59690241556819.jpg?v=1729843873","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/james-mcbride-deacon-king-kong-2020-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}