A frighteningly prescient novel of today's America--one man's story of a racially charged real estate experiment in Detroit, Michigan. "You get in the habit of living a certain kind of life, you keep going in a certain direction, but most of the pressure on you is just momentum. As soon as you stop
As usual, many people have helped this story come to life
β Scribed by Raven
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1601682344
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