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Sweetbitter

Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

"Reginald Gibbons's first novel takes place in east Texas in 1910 during the time of white rule — not by law but by lynch mob. Amid the suffocating racism and fear, half-Choctaw, half-white Reuben Sweetbitter and Martha Clarke, a white woman, fall in love... Reuben and Martha's love is strong, but, dishearteningly, racism is stronger. Timely in the subject of interracial love, this authentic, richly -detailed novel plumbs sacrifice, fear, and the loss of one's identity, bringing the -anguish of the two young lovers to life. Highly recommended." — Library Journal

"Far more than a spellbinding love story ... a novel wide and deep in its understanding... An unforgettable story, a remarkable piece of work." — Dallas Morning News

"I love this novel: it sings, it soars. Simultaneously deft and deep, it brings a lost world back to brilliant light." — Andrea Barrett

"Surprising in every way... The novel's ending is as strong as its beginning — terrifying and beautiful, a true tour de force." — Chicago Tribune

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 421
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780807128718
  • Release date
  • 2003