The Intersection
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.46 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1612967515 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 210 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A beautiful, wise novel"--Susan Muaddi Darraj, author of A Curious Land: Stories from Home (Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction). "In his latest novel, Windhauser depicts a Philadelphia neighborhood crackling with the tension of gentrification, and offers us a panoramic and deeply profound view of a community's viewpoints
. Originally from Southern California, Brad Windhauser lives in Philadelphia. His short stories and work have appeared in The Baltimore Review, Santa Fe Writer's ProjectJournal, Ray's Road Review, Northern Liberties Review, and Philadelphia Review of Books and Jonathan. He has an MFA in Creative Wr
When a white driver critically injures a black bicyclist, the residents in a tense, gentrifying South Philadelphia neighborhood can’t decide whether to unite, hide, or explode. Ms. Michael, the driver and recent home owner in the neighborhood, must conquer his guilt over the accident while struggling with personal betrayal. Their intersecting lives test the neighbors — established and new — in ways they never expected.. By allowing strangers to help him, he discovers ties he didn't know he deserved. Rose wrestles with ways to effectively organize the community and still be true to the neighborhood she fears may have outgrown her. Carol Jones, the mother of the bicyclist, is drawn back to the neighborhood she fled years ago for posh suburbia and finds roots deeper than she realized
the story was so real it was like I was watching a scene outside my window The story takes place in south Philadelphia when a common traffic accident becomes so much more due to the different races of those involved, and consequently forces the community to face the very real racial and economic issues faced by the gentrifying neighborhood.As a new resident in south Philly, the story was so real it was like I was watching a scene outside my window. What I found fascinating was that for the first time I could see, and understand, the varying sides to the issues. The aut. Scott Windhauser said An amazing look at the times we live in and how. Intense. Thought provoking. An amazing look at the times we live in and how we view other people and races as a whole. A must read for anyone living in our country these days.. Douglas Gordon said Ambitious and Courageous Novel. An ambitious and courageous novel about racial tensions between blacks and whites in a gentrifying city neighborhood. It asks whether a sense of “community” can arise in a neighborhood where residents resent one another for multiple reasons. The author uses several points of view and internally conflicted characters to convey the complexity of the issues.