Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson (Hardback Book)

Name: Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson (Hardback Book)
Brand: John Murray Press

John Murray Press

'This novel is written with a breathtaking, exhilarating assurance and wit. Terrific' The Times\n'A wrenchingly beautiful debut by a writer to be reckoned with' Jesmyn Ward\nMitchell S. Jackson grew up black in a neglected neighbourhood in America's whitest city, Portland, Oregon. In the '90s, those streets and beyond had fallen under the shadow of crack cocaine and its familiar mayhem. In his commanding autobiographical novel, Jackson writes what it was like to come of age in that time and place, with a breakout voice that's nothing less than extraordinary.\nThe Residue Years switches between the perspectives of a young man, Champ, and his mother, Grace. Grace is just out of a drug treatment programme, trying to stay clean and get her kids back. Champ is trying to do right by his mum and\n\nResidue Years\nfrom Pulitzer prize-winner Mitchell S. Jackson\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPleas;