{"product_id":"9780857527585-deacon-king-kong","title":"Deacon King Kong","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK\u003cbr\u003eFrom author of NYT bestseller, THE HEAVEN \u0026amp; EARTH GROCERY STORE\u003cbr\u003eA NATIONAL BOOK AWARD winner \u0026amp; WINNER OF THE 2024 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR AMERICAN FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTOP TEN books of the year, NEW YORK TIMES \u0026amp; WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliantly imagined, larger than life, a tragicomedic epic.' JOYCE CAROL OATES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane.' JUNOT DIAZ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Among the greatest American storytellers of our time.' BOOKPAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A modern day Mark Twain' NYT Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\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'When I met James McBride, I felt like I'd had coffee with a hysterically funny Leo Tolstoy' Ethan Hawke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A hilarious, pitch-perfect comedy set in the Brooklyn projects of the late 1960s. This alone may qualify it as one of the year's best novels.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\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).'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthor of \u003cb\u003eThe Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Grocery Store, a Waterstones Book of the Month 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39325408559201,"sku":"9780857527585","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32407267.jpg?v=1737274604","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857527585-deacon-king-kong","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}