An unforgettable tale of tragic, interracial love written by one of the greatest unheard voices of the Harlem Renaissance.
The Narrows is a small New England community struggling to right itself after decades of abandonment and racial strife. It’s the kind of town Link Williams, a smart black kid freshly graduated from Dartmouth College, just might escape.
But leaving the Narrows is the easy part. What no one knows is that Link has already made one of the most difficult decisions of his life, though at the time it did not seem like he had any choice in the matter. The love Link shares with Camilo Sheffield is genuine, soulful, and aches with promise. But the very existence of their relationship sets into motion the most unthinkable of acts and rocks their worlds in ways that neither of them could ever have imagined.
With unmatched lyrical flair, Ann Petry, the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Street, creates an indelible portrait of a bustling, vibrant community as it fights against the complex racial dynamics of the 1950s.
