Against the Grain

Name: Against the Grain
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781954907027
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By Anne Dimock

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Against the Grain by Anne Dimock is a poignant exploration of family dynamics and personal growth set against the backdrop of an idyllic yet complex rural landscape. The narrative intricately weaves themes of tradition and change as it follows the protagonist's journey to navigate life's challenges and choices. With rich character development and evocative prose, this book offers a compelling reflection on identity and belonging.
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Against the Grain

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Every small act of history is a drama of time, place, and people. Welcome to Jamestown, New Jersey, where in 1962-1964, six characters intersect in a conflict of change and complacency.

During desegregation battles in the early 1960s, one African American family in a leafy NJ suburb experiences barriers that are more quiet and hidden than in the South. When the oldest child, Fleur, a high school student, gets an after-school job in an upscale store on Main Street, she becomes the catalyst for change that no one in her town expects.

Some want to help her, others want to impede her, and some end up doing both. Fleur learns the limits of trusting her future to others, while making and defending her own decisions.

Against the Grain by Anne Dimock brings this compelling story to life, capturing a pivotal moment in history with meticulous detail and poignant character development.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781954907027

Publisher: Woodhall Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 November 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Woodhall Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 421g

Pages: 200

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Anne Dimock Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction

About the Author

Anne Dimock is the author of Humble Pie: Musings on What Lies Beneath the Crust, a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award and the reason Garrison Keillor called her "the Proust of pie." An eclectic writer of plays, short stories, and essays that cover topics like women's health, alternative sentencing, Moby Dick, Cyrano de Bergerac as a woman, and prize-winning ribald limericks, Dimock's work has appeared on stage and in print. She resides in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.