New England white
By: Stephen L. Carter
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 555
ISBN-13: 9780224062893; 9780224080941
Subjects: African American college teachers; Fiction; Murder; Investigation; Race relations; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Description: New England White touches on issues of race, class and influence. At the center of the novel are college president Lemaster Carlyle and his wife, Julia, a deputy divinity school dean. This sympathetic couple represent a new breed of prominent, well-connected African Americans who navigate with ease in the mainly white power structure. Their security begins to wobble dangerously as Julia investigates the hidden motive behind a murder in their community. A well-crafted literary novel that grapples with serious social and ethical issues.