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In spite of remarkable differences, Eric and Tommy are as close as brothers. Eric, a Nordic Adonis, is graced by a seemingly endless supply of good fortune, Tommy is a sickly black boy, cursed with health problems, who yet remains optimistic and strong. After tragedy rips this makeshift family apart, the lives of these boys diverge astonishingly: Eric, the golden youth, is given everything but trusts nothing; Tommy, motherless and impoverished, has nothing, but feels lucky every day of his life. In a riveting story of modern-day resilience and redemption, the two confront separate challenges, and when circumstances reunite them years later, they draw on their extraordinary natures to confront a common enemy and, ultimately, save lives. Fortunate Son has the same brilliant observations of the hidden currents of modern life that won great praise for The Man in My Basement. It is a gripping literary novel that puts complex ideas and forces in play with irresistible drama.
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Like Dickens, Mosley stands confidently on the social borderline Fortunate Son has a plot worthy of any great Victorian novel... a beautifully engineered story. (Michael Moorcock Guardian)
Mosley has... managed to do what Raymond Chandler couldn't: that is, write a novel that wasn't hard-boiled (Observer)
Rich in its detail; a vibrant and earthy story about human relationships and the human condition... written with a deftness of touch. This is the always good Walter Mosley at his best. (Independent on Sunday)
The man with the golden pen has blessed us with this amazing look at racial profiling and discrimination from the inside out - and vice versa (The Voice)
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Mosley has... managed to do what Raymond Chandler couldn't: that is, write a novel that wasn't hard-boiled (Observer)
Rich in its detail; a vibrant and earthy story about human relationships and the human condition... written with a deftness of touch. This is the always good Walter Mosley at his best. (Independent on Sunday)
The man with the golden pen has blessed us with this amazing look at racial profiling and discrimination from the inside out - and vice versa (The Voice)
Walter Mosley is the author of over twenty critically acclaimed books and his work has been translated into twenty-one languages. His popular mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins began with Devil in a Blue Dress in 1990, which was later made into a film starring Denzel Washington. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he now lives in New York.
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- PublisherSerpent's Tail
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 185242995X
- ISBN 13 9781852429959
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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