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<p><p>in 1959, Newly-widowed And Pregnant Ruby Washington And Her Thirteen-year-old Half Brother, Easton, Board A Bus In Rural South Carolina, Destined For Oakland, California. There, Far From The Violent Events That Forced Her To Flee Her Home, Ruby Hopes To Make A New Life For Her Family.<p>ruby Gives Birth To A Daughter, Lida, And Strives To Raise The Girl And Easton. But As Their Oakland Neighborhood Changes During The Turbulent 1960s, The Three Are Driven Apart By Forces That Ruby Cannot Control. Easton Becomes Involved With Civil Rights Activism And The Black Panthers; Lida, Keeping A Hurtful Family Secret To Herself, Spirals Into A Cycle Of Dependency And Denial. Finally, Lida's Sons Love Leroy And Li'l Pit Must Fend For Themselves In The Inhospitable Streets Of America, Leaving One City For Another, Searching For A Home. <p>centered Around Three Generations Of A Family And Set Against The Larger Dispossession Of African-americans, <i>leaving</i> Is A Blend Of History And Intimately-observed Everyday Life-a Remarkable Debut Novel.</p><h3></h3><p>....the Story Of This Memorable Set Of Characters Is Soft And Delicate And, Ultimately, Uplifting. Leaving Has Its Tense Moments, B
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Dry, Richard
- Publisher
- New York: St. Martin's Press
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780312283315
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 4.19 / 5 (68 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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