No One Is Coming to Save Us A Novel

Stephanie Powell Watts, Janina Edwards

eAudio - 2017

JJ Ferguson has returned home to Pinewood, North Carolina, to build his dream house and to pursue his high school sweetheart, Ava. But as he reenters his former world, where factories are in decline and the legacy of Jim Crow is still felt, he's startled to find that the people he once knew and loved have changed just as much as he has. Ava is now married and desperate for a baby, though she can't seem to carry one to term. Her husband, Henry, has grown distant, frustrated by the demise of the furniture industry, which has outsourced to China and stripped the area of jobs. Ava's mother, Sylvia, caters to and meddles with the lives of those around her, trying to fill the void left by her absent son. And Don, Sylvia's unwo...rthy but charming husband, just won't stop hanging around. JJ's return—and his plans to build a huge mansion overlooking Pinewood and woo Ava—not only unsettles their family, but stirs up the entire town. The ostentatious...

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Published
HarperAudio
Language
English
Main Authors
Stephanie Powell Watts, Janina Edwards
Online Access
Overdrive Resource Page
Format
MP3 audiobook, OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook
File Size316 GB
Parts10
ISBN9780062660619
Release Date4/4/2017
OverDrive Listen audiobook
File Size316 GB
ISBN9780062660619
Release Date4/4/2017