{"product_id":"deacon-king-kong","title":"Deacon King Kong","description":"\u003cb\u003e⭐\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e⭐\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHOSEN BY BARACK OBAMA AS A FAVOURITE READ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ⭐\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eTOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR, NEW YORK TIMES \u0026amp; WASHINGTON POST\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Brilliantly imagined, larger than life, a tragicomedic epic.' JOYCE CAROL OATES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane.' JUNOT DIAZ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The sheer volume of invention in \u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong\u003c\/i\u003e commands awe.' NEW YORKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Among the greatest American storytellers of our time.' BOOKPAGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The year is 1969. In a housing project in south Brooklyn, a shambling old church deacon called Sportcoat shoots - for no apparent reason - the local drug-dealer who used to be part of the church's baseball team. The repercussions of that moment draw in the whole community, from Sportcoat's best friend - Hot Sausage - to the local Italian mobsters, the police (corrupt and otherwise), and the stalwart ladies of the Five Ends Baptist Church.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e DEACON KING KONG is a book about a community under threat, about the ways people pull together in an age when the old rules are being rewritten. It is very funny in places, and heartbreaking in others. From a prize-winning storyteller, this New York Times bestseller shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, and that the communities we build are fragile but vital.\u003cbr\u003e ______________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the winner of a National Book Award and author of the bestselling memoir,The Color of Water, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Lord Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, a TV series starring Ethan Hawke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A hilarious, pitch-perfect comedy set in the Brooklyn projects of the late 1960s. This alone may qualify it as one of the year's best novels.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat Goodreads readers are saying-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ***** '\u003ci\u003eDeacon King Kong\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those novels whose brilliance sneaks up on you. I haven't been this pleasantly surprised by a book in a while.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ***** 'I do believe I just finished one of my all time favorite books. I loved every minute spent with Sportcoat and his community. A good old fashioned yarn shot through with truth, spirit, and humor. I LOVED it!'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ***** 'This book was a balm for my soul, a portrait of a black church community circa 1969 with sweet characters (well, most of them), interconnections that stretch back decades, and a plot with more than one mystery at its heart.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ***** '\"Deacon\" has the texture of folk lore and fable mixed with the unexpected rhythms of jazz and the noisy streets of late 1960s Brooklyn.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ***** 'The ending was one of those where you clutch your heart and want to hug the book (or your Kindle).'","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Deacon King Kong","offer_id":46312811430085,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-85752-758-5.jpg?v=1780636251","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/deacon-king-kong","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}