American Gospel: A Novel in Three Parts
Role
Miah Jeffra (Author)
Files
Description
A low-income Baltimore neighborhood is targeted for a controversial urban renewal project—an amusement park in the theme of Baltimore itself—that forces its residents to reckon with racism, displacement, and their futures. Peter Cryer is a queer teenager who fantasizes about leaving Baltimore and the instability of his home life while also seeking a place to belong. Ruth Anne, his prickly mother, is terrorized by her estranged husband and the indecision of what to do after the wrecking ball comes through her neighborhood. Thomas, a cleric and History teacher at Peter’s school, questions his vocation in the face of the neighborhood’s destruction. These three voices braid together a portrait of a neighborhood in flux, the role of community and violence in our time, and the struggles of a very real and oft misunderstood city.
ISBN
978-1625570437
Publication Date
3-2023
Publisher
Black Lawrence Press
Disciplines
English Language and Literature
Recommended Citation
Jeffra, Miah, "American Gospel: A Novel in Three Parts" (2023). Faculty Book Gallery. 601.
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/faculty_books/601