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Nina Revoyer brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder and history against the background of Los Angeles.
2004 American Library Association Stonewell Honor Award in Literature
2003 Lambda Literary Award -Winner
-For an Edgar Award
Southland’s plot line James Elroy or Walter Mosley is the item of novel. , , But the climax shines with a very good heart that the Revoyar has displayed from the first page. -Loss Angels Times
Jackie Ishida’s grandfather had a store in Watts where four boys were killed during the riots in 1965, a mystery that she tries to solve. -Nue York Times Book Review, “Where Noor Angels lives in the city”
Nina Revoyer brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder and history against the background of Los Angeles. A young Japanese-American woman, Jackie Ishida, is in his last semester of Law School when her grandfather, Frank Sakai, die unexpectedly. Trying to fulfill a request of his wish, Jackie realizes that four black teenagers were killed in the stores run during the 1965 Watts riots – and the murders were never resolved or reported. With James Lanier, the cousin of one of the victims, she tries to do the story of boys’ death together. In this process, Jackie detects the long-held secrets of his family history-and his own. Going out to the past from the Shipping Yard and International Camps of World War II; In the 1930s in barley fields in Krenshw district; On the streets of Watts in the 1960s; For the nights of the 1990s and the costumes, Southland weaves a story of Los Angeles in all its faces and forms.
Asin: B0CRLC178j
Publisher: Akashik Books, Limited (1 April, 2003)
Publication date: 1 April 2003
language English
File Size: 3.0 MB
Text-to-speech: competent
Screen reader: Supported
Increased Typesetting: Competent
X-ray: not capable
Word War: Competent
Print Length: 434 pages
Customers say
Customers find the book makes a terrific read with an increasingly enthralling story that serves as a good summer mystery theme. Moreover, the writing is well-executed, and customers appreciate the character development. Additionally, they value the book’s insight, with one customer noting how it effectively sets a context, and another highlighting its portrayal of racial disharmony.
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