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Mr. Jimmy from around the way : a novel / Jeffrey Blount.
Van Pelt Library PS3602.L6784 M75 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blount, Jeffrey, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philanthropists--Fiction.
- Philanthropists.
- Businessmen--Fiction.
- Businessmen.
- Sex in marriage--Fiction.
- Sex in marriage.
- Failure (Psychology)--Fiction.
- Failure (Psychology).
- Self-actualization (Psychology)--Fiction.
- Self-actualization (Psychology).
- African Americans--Fiction.
- African Americans.
- Rural poor--Mississippi--Fiction.
- Rural poor.
- Mississippi--Social conditions--Fiction.
- Mississippi.
- Mississippi--Race relations--Fiction.
- Mississippi--Economic conditions--Fiction.
- Mississippi--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 320 pages ; 22 cm
- Distribution:
- [New York] : Distributed by Midpoint Trade Books, [2024]
- Other Title:
- Mister Jimmy from around the way
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : Beaufort Books, [2024]
- Summary:
- "After a highly publicized fall from grace, James, a famous humanitarian and philanthropist, attempts to flee from the chaos in his life. He ends up in a community he had never heard of before, one that has been neglected and ignored by everyone in rural Ham, Mississippi. A place of abject poverty, the neighborhood is commonly referred to as "Around the Way." Within a place forgotten by the rest of the world, politics can be a dangerous game. When a troubling discovery is made, the entire neighborhood is rocked to its core and James is forced to confront his own past in order to help the community have a future. He will have to find the strength to fight for the neighbors he once disregarded and avert a heart-breaking disaster. A self-identified failure is forced to uncover the wisdom of his past in order to recognize that money can't solve every problem. Full of never-ending twists and turns, no one can prepare themselves for the surprises in store. Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way is a story about failure, self-discovery, empowerment, and the possibility of redemption" -- Back cover.
- Notes:
- Novel.
- Place of publication from publisher's website.
- Next Generation Indie Book Awards - African American (Fiction), 2024.
- ISBN:
- 9780825310324
- 0825310326
- 9780825310751
- 082531075X
- OCLC:
- 1390440517
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