Edgewater Angels: A Novel

Authors: Meallet, Sandro
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: FIC019000, FIC048000
ISBN: 9780307425720, Related ISBNs: 030742572X, 037572561X, 038550151X, 9780307425720, 9780375725616
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 336,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: Set in the projects of Los Angeles, California, Edgewater Angels chronicles the adolescence of Sunny Toomer, a streetwise young man endlessly sandwiched between the right and wrong thing to do. In a neighborhood where an absentminded stare might be mistaken for a silent challenge for turf, and asking someone if they have a problem may cost you your life, Sunny ekes out survival amidst an incomparable cast of characters, including a husbandless mother, violence-prone uncles, and a cadre of strangely endearing men either headed for jail or out on parole. Written in original riff-like prose, Meallet gives us a unique story that is serious yet playful, daring in aim, and absolutely captivating.
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