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Dennis Lehane’s New York Times bestseller spans Boston at the end of World War I, weaving the lives of two families—the black family of Luther Laurence and the white family of Beat cop Danny Coughlin—against a backdrop of political unrest, immigration, and social upheaval. As Danny joins a union movement and the hunt for radicals, Luther evades a Tulsa crime boss while longing to return to his pregnant wife. The novel incorporates key historical figures such as Babe Ruth, W. E. B. DuBois, and Governor Calvin Coolidge, and depicts pivotal events including the Spanish Influenza pandemic and the 1919 Boston Police Strike. Through the struggles of its varied characters, the book explores themes of family, identity, and the search for hope amid violence and societal change.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Dennis Lehane
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