We Love You, Charlie Freeman: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- A FINALIST FOR THE 2016 CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE AND THE 2017 YOUNG LIONS AWARDDon't miss Kaitlyn Greenidge's second novel, Libertie, which is available now! &“A terrifically auspicious debut.&” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times &“Smart, timely and powerful . . . A rich examination of America&’s treatment of race, and the ways we attempt to discuss and confront it today.&” —The Huffington Post The Freeman family--Charles, Laurel, and their daughters, teenage Charlotte and nine-year-old Callie--have been invited to the Toneybee Institute to participate in a research experiment. They will live in an apartment on campus with Charlie, a young chimp abandoned by his mother. The Freemans were selected because they know sign language; they are supposed to teach it to Charlie and welcome him as a member of their family. But when Charlotte discovers the truth about the institute&’s history of questionable studies, the secrets of the past invade the present in devious ways. The power of this shattering novel resides in Greenidge&’s undeniable storytelling talents. What appears to be a story of mothers and daughters, of sisterhood put to the test, of adolescent love and grown-up misconduct, and of history&’s long reach, becomes a provocative and compelling exploration of America&’s failure to find a language to talk about race. &“A magnificently textured, vital, visceral feat of storytelling . . . [by] a sharp, poignant, extraordinary new voice of American literature.&” —Téa Obreht, author of The Tiger&’s Wife
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 368 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781616206079
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781616204679
- Publisher:
- Algonquin Books
- Date of Addition:
- 03/03/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Kaitlyn Greenidge.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.