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“More disturbing than any novel by [Carson] McCullers

There she finds the love she's written about and the destiny she's dreamed of

Bess must convince him to tell her what really happened that terrible Sunday morning

Beck and Vivian never could stand each other

The Narrows: A Novel YAF022000 uprooted from the safety ofPetry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and unputdownable prose. Tayari Jones, New York Times Book Review From author of the bestselling novel The Street, a masterpiece of social realism (Wall Street Journal) about a tragic love affair, and a powerful