Bibliograph

Visible empire, Hannah Pittard

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Visible empire, Hannah Pittard

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Visible empire

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1010620089

Responsibility statement

Hannah Pittard

Summary

"From a writer who "deserves the attention of anyone in search of today's best fiction"* comes an epic novel--based on true events--of wealth, race, grief, and love, charting one sweltering summer in Atlanta that left no one unchanged (*Washington Post) ... It's a humid summer day when the phones begin to ring: disaster has struck. Air France Flight 007, which had been chartered to ferry home more than one hundred of Atlanta's cultural leaders following a luxurious arts-oriented tour of Europe, crashed shortly after takeoff in Paris. In one fell swoop, most of the city's wealthiest residents perished. Left behind were children, spouses, lovers, friends, and a city on the cusp of great change: the Civil Rights movement was at its peak, the hedonism of the 60s was at its doorstep. In Hannah Pittard's dazzling and most ambitious novel yet, she gives us the journeys of those who must now rebuild this place and their lives. Mayor Ivan Allen is tasked with the job of keeping the city moving forward. Nineteen-year-old Piedmont Dobbs, who had been denied admission to an integrated school, senses a moment of opportunity. Robert, a newspaper editor, must decide if he can reconnect with his beloved but estranged wife, Lily, who has learned that her wealthy parents left her penniless. Visible Empire is the story of a single sweltering summer, and of the promise and hope that remains in the wake of crisis. It's the story of a husband and wife--Robert and Lily--who don't truly come to understand each other and their love, until their city's chaos drives them to clarity"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Front Cover; Front Flap; Front Matter; Half Title; Other Books by this Author; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; Robert; Ivan & Lulu; Everyone; Ivan & Lulu; Robert; Piedmont; Ivan & Lulu; Anastasia; Piedmont; Ivan & Lulu; Robert; Ivan & Lulu; Piedmont; Donald & Timmy; Robert; Ivan & Lulu; Lily; Piedmont; Anastasia; Ivan & Lulu; Skylar; Robert; Lily; Coleman; Robert; Ivan & Lulu; Lily; Ivan & Lulu; Piedmont; Anastasia; Piedmont; Anastasia; Genie & Claude; Robert; Ivan & Lulu; Robert; Anastasia; Robert; Anastasia; Robert; Piedmont; Robert; Lily; Back Matter; AcknowledgmentsWorks ConsultedAbout the Author; Back Flap; Back Cover; Spine

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