5/27/2023 0 Comments Southland by nina revoyr![]() ![]() Southland depicts a young woman in the process of learning that her own history has bestowed upon her a deep obligation to be engaged in the larger world. In the process, she unearths the long-held secrets of her family’s history. ![]() ![]() Along with James Lanier, a cousin of one of the victims, Jackie tries to piece together the story of the boys’ deaths. While trying to fulfill a request from his will, Jackie discovers that four African-American boys were killed in the store Frank owned during the Watts Riots of 1965. A young Japanese-American woman, Jackie Ishida, is in her last semester of law school when her grandfather, Frank Sakai, dies unexpectedly. Southland brings us a fascinating story of race, love, murder and history, against the backdrop of an ever-changing Los Angeles. Revoyr’s novel is honest in detailing southern California’s brutal history, and honorable in showing how families survived with love and tenacity and dignity."-Susan Straight, author of Highwire Moon "n absolutely compelling story of family and racial tragedy. ![]()
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