num_pages: 372
description: What if overcoming the legacy of American slavery meant bringing back that very institution? A young black attorney is thrown headlong into controversial issues of race and power in this page-turning and provocative new novel.Martin Grey a smart talented black lawyer working out of a storefront in Queens becomes friendly with a group of some of the most powerful wealthy and esteemed black men in America. Hes dazzled by what theyve accomplished and they seem to think he has the potential to be as successful as they are. They invite him for a weekend away from it allno wives no cell phones no talk of business. But far from home and cut off from everyone he loves he discovers a disturbing secret that challenges some of his deepest convictionsMartin finds out that his glittering new friends are part of a secret society dedicated to the preservation of the institution of slaverybut this time around the black men are called Master. Joining them seems to guarantee a future without limits; rebuking them almost certainly guarantees his death. Trapped inside a picture-perfect make-believe world that is home to a frightening reality Martin must find a way out that will allow him to stay alive without becoming the very thing he hates.A novel of rage and compassion good and evil trust and betrayal Forty Acres is the thought-provoking story of one mans desperate attempt to escape the clutches of a terrifying new moral order.
language: English
title: Forty Acres
publisher: Atria Books