Her spare prose is rich in details that convey deep emotions and draw the reader in. has created an amazing novel that speaks to lesser known aspects of the African-American experience and illuminates the human heart and spirit. “ The Book of Harlan is an incredible read. Booklist, Editors’ Choice list of Adult Books for Young Readers But when Harlan and his close friend are invited to perform in Paris, they get sucked into the maelstrom of horrific world events.” “Until fate throws him squarely in the path of evil, Harlan Elliott leads a pretty routine existence as a young black man coming of age in 1920s Jazz Age Harlem. Literary Hub, one of Nicole Dennis-Benn’s 26 Books From the Last Decade that More People Should Read The Book of Harlan brilliantly explores questions about agency, purpose, freedom, and survival.” McFadden intricately and purposefully weaves history as a backdrop in her fiction. McFadden took me on a melodious literary journey through time and place in her masterpiece, The Book of Harlan. Playing with themes of divine justice and the suffering of the righteous, McFadden presents a remarkably crisp portrait of one average man’s extraordinary bravery in the face of pure evil.” Partly set in the Jim Crow South, the novel succeeds in showing the prevalence of racism all across the country-whether implemented through institutionalized mechanisms or otherwise. “McFadden packs a powerful punch with tight prose and short chapters that bear witness to key events in early twentieth-century history: both World Wars, the Great Depression, and the Great Migration. This is a story about the triumph of the human spirit over bigotry, intolerance and cruelty, and at the center of The Book of Harlan is the restorative force that is music.” As her saga becomes ever more spellbinding, so does the reader’s astonishment at the magic she creates. Library Journal, included in a collection development section dedicated to 20th century historical fiction “McFadden uses the experiences of her own ancestors as loose inspiration for the life of Harlan, whom she portrays from his childhood in Harlem through imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp and his struggles afterward to put his life back together.” Selected as a Go on Girl! Book Club pick for April 2018 WINNER of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction)!Ģ017 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee (Fiction)! McFadden has been named the Go On Girl! Book Club’s 2018 Author of the Year!
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