Like Trees, Walking A Novel
Like Trees, Walking A Novel by Ravi Howard is a reprint edition published by Harper Collins on January 22, 2008. This 272-page novel is written in English and is based on the true story of a modern-day lynching in America, highlighting a tragic chapter in the history of the American South. The narrative centers on the events following the murder of nineteen-year-old Michael Donald in Mobile, Alabama, in 1981, and the impact of this event on the community and the Deacon brothers, who are called to bury their friend.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of the racial inequalities that persist in the New South as the Deacon brothers grapple with the implications of their friend’s death. The story delves into the emotional and social ramifications of this horrific act, offering insight into the struggles faced by the residents of Mobile as they confront their town’s dark history. Through the lens of this tragedy, the novel presents a narrative that reflects on themes of friendship, loss, and the quest for understanding in the face of injustice.
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Based on the true story of a modern-day lynching in America, Ravi Howard’s widely acclaimed debut novel exposes one of the most tragic chapters in the history of the American South.
On the morning of March 21, 1981, in Mobile, Alabama, nineteen-year-old Michael Donald was found dead, his body badly beaten and hanging from a tree on Herndon Avenue. Brothers Paul and Roy Deacon of the Deacon Memorial Funeral Home are called upon to bury their close friend and classmate, and the experience will leave them forever changed. Along with other residents of their hometown, the Deacon brothers must struggle to understand the circumstances surrounding Donald’s murder—the city’s first lynching in more than sixty years and a gruesome reminder of racial inequalities in the New South.
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