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The Committee
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The Committee
One professor's life is threatened when a government-affiliated group begin to investigate the private acts of innocent people in late 50s Florida.
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The Committee was awarded the 2021 Southern Literary Review Book of the Year.
"A captivating read and an absorbing tale about the abuses that can arise from intolerance and prejudice. It carries a warning from the past to the siloed, fractured communities of today." -Historical Novel Society
In the late 1950s, Gainesville, Florida, seems to be a sleepy university town. Its residents live, by outward appearances, ordinary lives. And yet the town is far from ordinary. The most private acts of professors, students, townspeople rich and poor, and politicians are under the close scrutiny of a shadowy group of men—the Committee—who use the powers of government and the police to investigate, threaten, and control this increasingly fearful community.
The Committee pits friends against friends and threatens careers and lives in a struggle for the soul of a town, a university, and an ideal. Based on actual historical events and set against the backdrop of political, cultural, and class turmoil, this is a story of love—both licit and hidden—war, friendship, betrayal, compromise, and finally the necessity to stand firm against the encroachments upon freedom by men who believe they are doing God's and the government's righteous work.
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In The Committee, Sterling Watson delivers a gripping and atmospheric tale, weaving historical fiction with a chilling reminder of past eras. The novel captures the tension of its time with vivid detail while exploring universal themes such as politics, power, and humanity. Watson's ability to blend suspense with insights into personal and social dynamics has been praised, making the book a compelling read.
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ISBN: 9781617757686
Publisher: Akashic Books,U.S.
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 16 January 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Akashic Books,U.S.
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 152.0mm
Height: 228.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 360
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About the Author
Sterling Watson is the author of eight novels, including Deadly Sweet, Sweet Dream Baby, Fighting in the Shade, and Suitcase City. Watson's short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Prairie Schooner, the Georgia Review, the Los Angeles Times Book Review, the Michigan Quarterly Review, and the Southern Review. He was director of the creative writing program at Eckerd College for twenty years and now teaches in the Solstice MFA Program at Pine Manor College in Boston. Of his sixth novel, Suitcase City, Tom Franklin said, "If this taut literary crime novel doesn't center Sterling Watson on the map, we should change maps." Watson lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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