Five Smooth Stones Five Smooth Stones

Five Smooth Stones

A Novel

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Publisher Description

This gripping bestseller, first published in 1966, has continued to captivate readers with its wide-ranging yet intimate portrait of an America sundered by racial conflict. David Champlin is a black man born into poverty in Depression-era New Orleans who makes his way up the ladder of success, only to sacrifice everything to lead his people in the civil rights movement. Sara Kent is the white girl who loves David from the moment she first sees him, and who struggles against his belief that a marriage for them would be wrong in the violent world he has to confront. And the “five smooth stones” are those the biblical David carried against Goliath. By the time this novel comes to its climax of horror, bloodshed, and hope, readers will be convinced that its enduring popularity is fully justified.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2009
April 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
768
Pages
PUBLISHER
Chicago Review Press
SELLER
Chicago Review Press, Inc. DBA Independent Publishers Group
SIZE
4.6
MB

Customer Reviews

Alice Claire Belden ,

Five Smooth Stones

I read this book a long time ago but felt it was worth a re-read.. Time well spent. I would recommend it. Great read.

Tisha Macko ,

Wonderful book

I first read this book as a young teen and was overwhelmed by what I learned about racism from a sensitive, caring Black man's point of view. When I saw the book in the iBook store I was thrilled. This is a fascinating, poignant story. The characters are well rounded and believable. I highly recommend this book not only as a story with great human interest, but as historical fiction and a way for the young generation to understand American history and institutionalized racism.

Jill95819 ,

My favorite book

This is my favorite book of all time. Read it as a teenager and several times after that. Named my daughter Sara!

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