![]() ![]() Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. ![]() ” -Public Radio International " An Ember in the Ashes glows, burns, and smolders-as beautiful and radiant as it is searing." - Huffington Post “A worthy novel – and one as brave as its characters.” - The New York Times Book Review Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. BOOK ONE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES One of Time Magazine’ s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time One of Time Magazine’ s 100 Best YA Books of All Time Instant New York Times bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir Amazon's Best Young Adult Book of 2015 People's Choice Award winner - Favorite Fantasy Bustle's Best Young Adult Book of 2015 “This novel is a harrowing, haunting reminder of what it means to be human - and how hope might be kindled in the midst of oppression and fear.” - The Washington Post “ An Ember in the Ashes could launch Sabaa Tahir into JK Rowling territory…It has the addictive quality of The Hunger Games combined with the fantasy of Harry Potter and the brutality of Game of Thrones. ![]()
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![]() In what may be the most personal and accomplished legal thriller of John Grisham's storied career, we deepen our acquaintance with the iconic Southern town of Clanton and the vivid cast of characters that so many readers know and cherish. ![]() Jake's fierce commitment to saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial after a court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. ![]() A Time for Mercy (Jake Brigance Series, Book #3) by John GrishamĬlanton, Mississippi. ![]() ![]() ![]() Review posted on GoodReads on October 17, 2021 The protests that followed led to a federal civil rights trial-the first involving a crime against an Asian American-and galvanized what came to be known as the Asian American movement.Įxtensively researched from court transcripts, contemporary news accounts, and in-person interviews with key participants, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry is a suspenseful, nuanced, and authoritative portrait of a pivotal moment in civil rights history, and a man who became a symbol against hatred and racism. When Ebens and Nitz pled guilty to manslaughter and received only a $3,000 fine and three years’ probation, the lenient sentence sparked outrage. Paula Yoo has crafted a searing examination of the killing and the trial and verdicts that followed. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving a Chinese American man, Vincent Chin, beaten to death at the hands of two white men, autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael Nitz. Anti–Asian American sentiment simmers, especially in Detroit. America in 1982: Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting U.S. ![]() |