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008			110603s2008 nyu 000 1 eng
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050	0	0	_aPS3602.O934 _bB33 2008
082	0	0	_aFIC BOY
100	1		_aBoyden, Amanda
245	1	0	_aBabylon rolling _c/ Amanda Boyden
250			_a1st Vintage Contemporaries ed.
260			_aNew York _b: Vintage Contemporaries _c, c2008.
300			_a307 p. _c; 21 cm.
520			_aA glittering, gritty, and unflinching story of five families--black, white, and Indian--living along one block of Uptown, New Orleans. It is the summer of 2004, and Orchid Street is changing. Newcomers Ariel May and her husband, Ed, relocated from Minnesota, are trying to make sense of the Southern city. From her front porch, Philomenia Beauregard de Bruges watches her new neighbors, the Guptas, as they move into one of the biggest homes. Across the way, Daniel Harris, aka Fearius, has just been released from juvenile detention. And Cerise Brown, a longtime resident now in her late seventies, hopes only to pass the rest of her days in peace. But with one random accident, a scene of horror on Cerise's front lawn, the whole neighborhood converges on the sidewalk to help, to cast blame, and to offer hope. And as Hurricane Ivan churns his way toward the city, bringing a different series of challenges, these new relationships tighten, intertwining the families' paths for better and for worse. Told in five achingly real voices,Babylon Rollingis the story of one year on Orchid Street, a place where lives clash and collide, and where the humid air is charged with constant wanting. Offering a bold understanding of human nature and the hidden prejudices we harbor,Babylon Rollingis a powerful portrait of racism in America and a city on the edge of transformation.
650		0	_aHurricane Ivan, 2004 _v--Fiction
650		0	_aRace relations _x--Fiction
651		4	_aNew Orleans (LA) _v--Fiction
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