Jackson Taylor

Broschiertes Buch

The Green Pear

Beschreibung

The Green Pear is the second book in The Harrisburg Trilogy, following The Blue Orchard. As a boy growing up in a bi-racial household in 1960's Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Walker Leighton-Drexler suffers a series of tragedies that leave him without a family. Many questions about his identity and his origins consume him. As an adult he chooses to live on the Italian Riviera mainly because as a resort destination he is able to blend in among the sea of global visitors thereby avoiding questions about the past. Over time a series of romantic explorations lead him toward a partner with the capacity to develop a unique and natural sexual equation for love. The Green Pear is a literary novel that explores the relationships and random forces that join to shape any person's life and identity: from a painful childhood event in rural Pennsylvania to reconnection, travel, experimentation, a cooking magic show, scandal, loss and a new sense of belonging on the Italian Riviera. The characters in The Green Pear explore family dynamics, identity, and social issues, particularly those related to education, religion, race and class. In contemplating the lives of these characters, through scintillating and sometimes dramatic conversation, this story reveals a theme that examines and challenges the judgement that often sees institutional prestige and systems of power, undermining free expression in literature, art and life.

Autor

Jackson Taylor is the author of The Blue Orchard, the first book in The Harrisburg trilogy. In The Green Pear, the second book, his contemplative, literary style explores power, class, moral conflict and through deep observation, tells the stories of interesting characters. Also a poet and essayist, Taylor has spent much of his career in literary education and arts leadership. He currently lives in New York City, where he continues to teach and write.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: B & C Imprint
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 735g
• ISBN-13: 9798988803607
• Artikelnr.: 75849306