In Search of the Rabbit Man
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What makes a hero? Are they born or made? Do they have a choice? These are the questions that are asked and answered in the novel, "In Search of the Rabbit Man." 1968 is a time of change and loss and discovery: of finding new identities, new strengths and new voices. The author notes, "This is a story of how people overcome disappointment and loss and find a new beginning. It also shows how fear, rumors, and myths can dictate the human and social behavior of a community." The story opens in Dallas, Texas the week after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., when a community is trying...
What makes a hero? Are they born or made? Do they have a choice? These are the questions that are asked and answered in the novel, "In Search of the Rabbit Man." 1968 is a time of change and loss and discovery: of finding new identities, new strengths and new voices. The author notes, "This is a story of how people overcome disappointment and loss and find a new beginning. It also shows how fear, rumors, and myths can dictate the human and social behavior of a community." The story opens in Dallas, Texas the week after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., when a community is trying to recover and not revolt. A badly decomposed body is found in a new, middle class neighborhood and the citizens are trying hard to overcome the stereotype that is applied to all black neighborhoods that have faced the same situation. One young man, A twelve year old, goes on a quest to solve the mystery and find the answers to the myth that has haunted the old community and is being repeated in the new. His quest leads him to revelations of past and present events and the implications that threaten the future.
