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New England White (Vintage Contemporaries) by Carter, Stephen L., 1954- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><P>The eagerly awaited, electrifying new novel from the author of <i>The Emperor of Ocean Park </i>(&#8220;Among the most remarkable fiction debuts in recent years . . . A rip-roaring entertainment&#8221;&#8212;<i>The</i> <i>Boston Globe</i>).<b><br></b><br>When <i>The Emperor of Ocean Park</i> was published, <i>Time Out </i>declared&#58; &#8220;Carter does for members of the contemporary black upper class what Henry James did for Washington Square society, taking us into their drawing rooms and laying their motives bare.&#8221; Now, with the same powers of observation, and the same richness of plot and character, Stephen L. Carter 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&#8217;s past, the secrets of a prominent family, and the most hidden bastions of African-American political influence.<P>At the center&#58; Lemaster Carlyle, the university president, and his wife, Julia Carlyle, a deputy dean at the divinity school&#8212;African Americans living in &#8220;the heart of whiteness.&#8221; Lemaster is an old friend of the president of the United States. Julia was the mur

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Author
Carter, Stephen L., 1954-
Publisher
New York: Vintage Books
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9780307266583
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Thriller
Rating
3.5 / 5 (97 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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