{"product_id":"the-fervent-whites","title":"The Fervent Whites","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Line\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe truth is closer than you think--just beyond the fence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDe'Shawn Charles Winslow \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \n\u003ci\u003eIn West Mills, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, an American Book Award, and the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction, and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Publishing Triangle Award. He was born and raised in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and graduated from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Does anyone write about the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality with more honesty and intensity than De'Shawn Charles Winslow? \n\u003ci\u003eThe Fervent Whites \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of murder and buried secrets and how tight-knit communities nurture grudges as wholly as they nurture hope. This is an endlessly entertaining novel.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Wiley Cash, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Ghosts Come Home\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Winslow writes small-town secrets and familial closeness with such a keen eye and deft hand; \n\u003ci\u003eThe Fervent Whites\u003c\/i\u003e is an unsettling, propulsive, and cinematic thriller.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Claire Lombardo, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Most Fun We Ever Had\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"De'Shawn Charles Winslow is a formidable talent, as adept at plumbing the depths of our most intimate relationships as he is at convincing us to keep turning pages. I'll read whatever he writes.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Rachel Beanland, National Jewish Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe House Is on Fire\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Winslow gracefully weaves in story lines concerning lingering pushback over integration in the area and the recent arrest of a white supremacist serial killer. A stunning climax and rich atmosphere ensure this makes a major impression. It's a gut punch of a novel.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Like winding the crank on a jack-in-the-box, the tension in this novel builds and builds, page by page, until the reader is fully enveloped. This slow, steady build ends in an explosive climax that will leave readers gasping aloud. If you are looking for a novel that takes neighborhood drama to the next level, an entertaining summer read with true depth, you definitely won't want to miss out on \n\u003ci\u003eThe Fervent Whites\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"At just 200 pages, the sheer amount of racial and interpersonal tension, secrets, and high drama Winslow manages to wring out of the story is simply amazing. As immersive and cinematic as any modern thriller incorporating themes of injustice and interracial communities, this novel will capture and captivate readers, not letting go until the final straw has been drawn.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Bay Area Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGuilt, shame, and suspicion swirl as a small community in upstate New York turns on itself in this moody, propulsive thriller from the award-winning writer of \u003ci\u003eIn West Mills.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Endlessly entertaining . . . Does anyone write about the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality with more honesty and intensity than De'Shawn Charles Winslow?\"--Wiley Cash, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Ghosts Come Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe truth is closer than you think--just beyond the fence.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1982, and the people of the Hudson Valley community of Fervent have begun to move on from a homicide that upended the once quiet town. When the former neighbors who were convicted of the crime, James and Ella White, are proven innocent, released from prison, and return to Fervent, some people have cause for concern. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSylvia Upshaw and her best friend, Lafayette \"Fate\" Jolly, are uneasy about the Whites' return. While the Whites were incarcerated, Sylvia revealed an explosive secret to their adopted son, Morgan, with devastating consequences. During the murder trial, Fate's testimony helped seal their fate. James and Ella won't let the betrayals go unpunished. Sylvia and Fate quickly become victims of harassment from the Whites, and when another murder is committed in Fervent, the town is left to fend for itself. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntimate and chilling, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Fervent Whites \u003c\/i\u003eexamines how small communities with long-simmering tensions behave when pushed to the limits of civility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/16\/2026 (EAN 9780593977910, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593977910, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"One World","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496182251798,"sku":"9780593977910","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593977910.jpg?v=1783056874","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fervent-whites","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}