´Regina Porter´s sprawling, sparkling debut novel... is an exhilarating ride. Porter is a wickedly astute chronicler of human foibles.´ Guardian
As America recovers from the Second World War, two families´ journeys begin.
James Vincent, born in 1942 to an Irish-American family, escapes his parents´ turbulent marriage and attends law school in New York, where he moves up the social ladder as a prosperous and bright attorney.
Meanwhile, Agnes Miller, a beautiful black woman on date with a handsome suitor, is pulled over by the police on a rural road in Georgia. The terrible moments that follow make her question her future and pivot her into a hasty marriage and new life in the Bronx.
Illuminating more than six decades of sweeping change - from the struggle for civil rights and the chaos of Vietnam to Obama´s first year as President - James and Agnes´s families will come together in unexpected, intimate and profoundly human ways.
´American history comes to vivid, engaging life in this tale of two interconnected families (one white, one black) that spans from the 1950s to Barack Obama´s first year as president...´ Entertainment Weekly
*LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2020*