Provenance by Donna Drew Sawyer

Provenance by Donna Drew Sawyer

A vivid portrait of a family determined to live undefined by race.

Hank Whitaker longed for more than society said he could have. When a fateful incident forces him to use his racially ambiguous looks to escape certain death; Hank assumes the identity of the same people that revile him. He never imagined he would fall in love and marry a white woman, but spirited Maggie Bennett changed everything. Now, Hank can never return to being the man he used to be. If the secret of his heritage is revealed he loses everything--his family, his successful business and his life. When tragedy strikes again and Hank is dying, he confesses to his wife and 18-year-old son, Lance, that he is really a black man passing as white. The revelation launches the family on an epic journey as Lance tries to figure out which life to live; continue passing as his father did, or shatter the faCade and become the Negro he never imagined he could be.

Like many African Americans, more than 200,000 before World War I, Lance flees the U.S. to find racial freedom in the libertE, EgalitE, fraternitE of France between the World Wars. Among the wealthy expats in Europe, he finds love and a passion for art but knows that one misstep could unravel the life he has so carefully constructed. With the art world as its backdrop, PROVENANCE intertwines real people and places with fictional characters to paint a vivid picture of African Americans who defied tradition to escape racial barriers. Though each character's path is unique, as racial pioneers they share the same quest--the right to live undefined by race.

Self-determination, a basic and historically elusive human right, is the core of PROVENANCE. Set in the early 20th century, against the strict racist traditions of the Deep South and the freedom and vibrancy of Paris on the verge of World War I, PROVENANCE is the story of a family willing to do whatever is necessary to ensure they determine their own destiny--despite their provenance. The experiences and insights of the book's characters are as timely today as ever; because race still has the power to divide or unite, cannot predict success or failure and, continues to be powerless in the face of love and passion.

Sawyer, Donna Drew: - Donna Drew Sawyer advanced the creativity of others as a Madison Avenue advertising executive, public relations manager for Sesame Street and as a senior administrator for national arts organizations including the Chrysler Museum of Art and the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Writing to attract audiences for others led her to start writing for an audience of her own. Born and raised in New York City, she now lives with her family near Washington, DC. PROVENANCE is her first novel.

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ISBN 13	9780991614325
ISBN 10	0991614321
Titel	Provenance
Autor	Donna Drew Sawyer
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Creative Cache LLC
Erscheinungsjahr	2015-10-15
Seitenanzahl	334
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