Simultaneous release with the Knopf hardcover (Reviews, May 7). The story is literate and fast-paced, and Turpin's well-rounded characters keep the fire fueled. Turpin's prowess in the aural world is apparent, not only when nailing regional accents but in much more subtle ways, like a conversation between two women of roughly the same age who are clearly distinguishable from each other by one's slight smoker's rasp. What ensues is a gripping tale of race, murder, politics, conspiracy theory and secret societies that revolves around a 30-year-old case involving a dead white girl and an accused, now dead, black attacker. It turns out to be an ex-lover of Julia's and a possible blackmailer of Lemaster. The story opens with a body found on the roadside by Julia Carlyle and her university president husband, Lemaster (both had minor roles in Carter's The Emperor of Ocean Park) In a book where each character's race is important, capturing that fact for the ear alone is a balancing act to be taken quite seriously. Relentlessly suspenseful, galvanizing in its exploration of the profound difference between allegiance to ideas and to people, NEW ENGLAND WHITE is a resounding confirmation of Stephen Carter’s gifts as a writer of fiction.Turpin's reading of Carter's second novel is sublime. The meeting point of these connections forms the core of a mystery that deepens even as Julia closes in on the politically earth-shattering motive behind the murder.
Julia was the murdered man’s lover years ago. Lemaster is an old friend of the president of the United States.
Carter (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 190 ratings 3.5 on Goodreads 2,749 ratings Part of: Elm Harbor (3 books) See all formats and editions Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. And at the center: Lemaster Carlyle, the university president, and his wife, Julia Carlyle, a deputy dean at the divinity school–African Americans living in “the heart of whiteness.” New England White: A Novel Kindle Edition by Stephen L.
With the powers of observation and richness of plot and character, the author of The Emperor of Ocean Park returns to the New England university town of Elm Harbor, where a murder begins to crack the veneer that has hidden the racial complications of the town’s past, the secrets of a prominent family, and the most hidden bastions of African-American political influence.
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