![]() ![]() There are plenty of stories and biographies about World Cup-winning footballers Bobby and Jack Charlton, but Wilson eschews the anecdotes of sporting success and sibling rivalry. A fine novel with much to say about race, class and power structures. That’s only the beginning of Ray’s travails as he comes into contact with a cast of bent cops, lowlifes and crime lords. ![]() In 1960s Harlem a seemingly upstanding furniture salesman (Ray, the son of a hoodlum) gets mixed up in a heist that goes badly wrong. Whitehead won Pulitzer prizes for his previous two books ( The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys) the remarkable atmosphere and period detail of Harlem Shuffle is equally impressive. ![]()
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