Friday, July 12, 2024
Summertime (Fun) Reading
I picked up two novels that touch on civil rights (but not immigration issues to distract me from the press about the 2024 presidential race. Both were great distractions and fun reads.
As the publisher's abstract describes, "[t]he true story is about Dark Isle, a sliver of a barrier island not far off the North Florida coast. It was settled by freed slaves three hundred years ago, and their descendants lived there until 1955, when the last one was forced to leave. That last descendant is Lovely Jackson, elderly now, who loves her birthplace and its remarkable history. But now Tidal Breeze, a huge, ruthless corporate developer, wants to build a resort and casino on the island, which Lovely knows, deep down, is rightfully hers."
Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci
Here is the publisher's teaser: "Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci."
KJ
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2024/07/summertime-fun-reading.html