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Pittsburgh, 1995. Twenty-two year old Bobby Saraceno is a biracial black man, passing for white. Bobby has hidden his identity from everyone, even his best friend and fellow comic-book geek, Aaron, who has just returned from prison a newly radicalized white supremacist. During the night of their reunion, Bobby witnesses Aaron mercilessly assault a young black man with a brick. In the wake of this horrifying act of violence, Bobby must conceal his unwitting involvement in the crime from the police, as well as battle with his own personal demons. A harrowing story about racism and brutality that is more urgent now than ever.

About the Author :
John Vercher is a writer currently living in the Philadelphia area with his wife and two sons. He holds a Bachelor's in English from the University of Pittsburgh and an MFA in Creative Writing from the Mountainview Master of Fine Arts program. His fiction has appeared on Akashic Books' Mondays are Murder and Fri-SciFi. and he is a contributing writer for Cognoscenti, the thoughts and opinions page of WBUR Boston. Two of his essays published there on race, identity, and parenting were picked up by NPR, and he has appeared on WBUR's Weekend Edition. His non-fiction has also appeared in Entropy Magazine. You can find him on his website www.johnvercherauthor.com and on Twitter at @jverch75.

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Vercher's searing first novel is set 25 years ago, but its subject couldn't be more timely... this mesmerising debut doesn't shy away John Vercher has such love and compassion for his characters in Three-Fifths that I couldn't help but be sucked into their lives from the very first pages. It's so incredibly suspenseful that I was continually surprised by the story and deeply moved by the time I turned the last page John Vercher takes a timely, yet tragically timeless, cautionary tale and turns it into something so heartfelt, so frightening and dazzling that it sits easily amongst the best crime fiction novels I've read this year. Brutal and powerful, I adored it Short, lucid and harrowing Mesmerising Intelligent, heart-rending psychological novel... utterly devastating 'Three-Fifths is compelling and powerfully moving' Three-Fifths by John Vercher is the emotional gut punch we need at this moment. Vercher puts us in the tortured mind of man who's very existence is an inflection point of race, masculinity and ultimately redemption. Three-Fifths is not to be missed A vicious murder is at the centre of Three-Fifths, an impressive debut Mesmeric... remarkable Dark, gritty and thrilling Three-Fifths is a seriously impressive and timely debut, and I'm excited to see what Vercher does next Cuts through racial psychology, obsession and the impact of violence on human life, BEAUTIFULLY. Top Boy meets The Wire. Tightly written... Vercher paints a resonant picture of a country seemingly willing to sacrifice generation after generation of young men over its historic failures on racism Vercher's timely debut asks searching questions about race, identity and violence in this story of a biracial man who finds himself the witness to a terrible crime Any world Vercher turns his hand to - the service industry, a hospital, the break-up of a marriage, racist America - comes alive on the page. The novel's title might deal in fractions but Three-Fifths delivers as a whole Multi-layered and absorbing, Vercher's sensational debut interrogates the toxic relationship between a Black man passing as white and his best friend - who has returned from prison a violent racist - with nuance, power and almost unbearable suspense Three-Fifths is a hard-hitting portrayal of race, class and violence in nineties America. Unflinching with moments of unbearable pathos, it is as urgent today as two decades ago Feverishly entertaining. Resoundingly important. A book treading this kind of ground should not be able to move this fast. THREE-FIFTHS is an honest, fearless page-burner. Vercher is a writer to watch. A sad, swift tale bearing rueful observations about color and class as urgent now as 24 years ago In THREE-FIFTHS, John Vercher uses an explosive act of violence to tell a very harrowing, very relevant story about race, but also family and friendship and masculinity-and all the dangers that come with those things. Keep your eye on Vercher-any writer who comes out of the gate this strong is bound for great things. A work of such intensity and emotion that it will rattle around your mind, and intrude on your thoughts for days after reading it...astonishing, important, hugely poignant and very highly recommended A brilliant page-turner. John Vercher is a gifted new voice in the crime fiction genre; I can't wait to see what he does next Vercher deftly explores identity and the ethics of accountability in this debut. Fans of realistic social issue narratives will be immersed in the moral dilemmas of this timely novel. John Vercher has achieved what few others have... This is a crime story that masterfully, beautifully, ingeniously reveals the duplicity of racial psychology and the far-reaching violence it spawns on the American landscape. If a book can be both difficult to read and impossible to put down, it's this book. You should read books that challenge you. This is such a book. A complex narrative with far-reaching societal calamities prevail in this riveting and gripping drama consumed by flaw and emotionally driven characters festering along the racial divide.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781782276616
  • Publisher: Pushkin Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Pushkin Vertigo
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • ISBN-10: 1782276610
  • Publisher Date: 01 Oct 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 135 mm


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