Driving the king : a novel
- Title
- Driving the king : a novel / Ravi Howard.
- Published by
- New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
- Author
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Details
- Description
- 325 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "Told through the experiences of Nat King Cole's driver, Nat Weary, [this novel] ... explores race and class in 1950s America"--
- The war is over, the soldiers are returning, and Nat King Cole is back in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, for a rare performance. His childhood friend, Nat Weary, plans to propose to his sweetheart, and the singer will honor their moment with a special song. When a white man attacks Cole with a pipe, Weary leaps from the audience to defend him-- an act that will lead to a ten-year prison sentence. Six months before Weary is released, he receives a remarkable offer: will he be Nat King Cole's driver and bodyguard in L.A.?
- Subject
- Call number
- Sc D 15-423
- Author
- Howard, Ravi, author.
- Title
- Driving the king : a novel / Ravi Howard.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of content
- text
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- Type of carrier
- volume
- Local subject
- Black author.
- LCCN
- 2014015054
- ISBN
- 9780060529611 (hbk.)
- 006052961X (hbk.)
- 9780060529628 (pbk.)
- 0060529628 (pbk.)
- Research call number
- Sc D 15-423