Waiting on Wednesday: Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith

Waiting on Wednesday meme

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where we spotlight upcoming releases that we are anticipating.

Forty Acres, Dwayne Alexander Smith, fiction, mystery, thrillerFiction
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Publisher: Atria Books

384 Pages
Affiliate Link: Pre-Order from Amazon

 

 

 

 

 

I first saw this book on Jenn’s Bookshelves’ July Preview post and I thought the plot sounded completely unique. The premise reminds me a bit of Stephen L. Carter (The Emperor of Ocean Park, Palace Council), who I love, so I thought I’d give it a shot!

Plot Summary from Amazon
What if overcoming the legacy of American slavery meant bringing back that very institution? A young black attorney is thrown headlong into controversial issues of race and power in this page-turning and provocative new novel.

Martin Grey, a smart, talented black lawyer working out of a storefront in Queens, becomes friendly with a group of some of the most powerful, wealthy, and esteemed black men in America. He’s dazzled by what they’ve accomplished, and they seem to think he has the potential to be as successful as they are. They invite him for a weekend away from it all—no wives, no cell phones, no talk of business. But far from home and cut off from everyone he loves, he discovers a disturbing secret that challenges some of his deepest convictions…

Martin finds out that his glittering new friends are part of a secret society dedicated to the preservation of the institution of slavery—but this time around, the black men are called “Master.” Joining them seems to guarantee a future without limits; rebuking them almost certainly guarantees his death. Trapped inside a picture-perfect, make-believe world that is home to a frightening reality, Martin must find a way out that will allow him to stay alive without becoming the very thing he hates.

What book are you waiting for?

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4 Comments

  1. Sounds interesting….and suspenseful! I’m going to watch for it!

    http://mytime2read.blogspot.com/2014/06/waiting-on-wednesday-tomorrow-and.html

    Posted 6.25.14 Reply
  2. That certainly is unique, very interesting. Thanks for sharing, am sure it would have passed me by otherwise 😀

    My WW 🙂

    Posted 6.25.14 Reply
  3. Good pick…it reminds me that I got a copy of this book from a publisher preview event a while back. Will have to find it.

    Thanks for visiting my blog.

    Posted 6.25.14 Reply
  4. Nemo wrote:

    Not really my kind of book, but it still sounds interesting 🙂

    Nemo @ Blame it on the book

    Posted 6.25.14 Reply

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