{"product_id":"deacon-king-kong-james-mcbride","title":"Deacon King Kong - James McBride","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\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.’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, soon to be a TV series starring Ethan Hawke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe year is 1969. In a housing project in south Brooklyn, a shambling old church deacon called Sportscoat 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 Sportscoat’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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsed Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"pagesFormat\"\u003e384 pages, Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"publicationInfo\"\u003eFirst published March 3, 2020\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brewberry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42141726179422,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/0585\/9678\/files\/DKK.jpg?v=1761711140","url":"https:\/\/www.brewberrybooks.ca\/products\/deacon-king-kong-james-mcbride","provider":"Brewberry Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}