The time of our singing
Powers, Richard, 1957-2025
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Jonah, Ruth, and Joseph are the children of mixed-race parents who aspire to raise them beyond the constraints of time and identity, immersing them in a world of song. However, they cannot shield them from the realities of the outside world forever. Jonah, a talented young tenor, finds that the opera world remains preoccupied with his race. Ruth, rejecting classical music, disappears instead into a life dedicated to activism and a new relationship. Over the years, Joseph - the middle child, a pianist, and our narrator - struggles not only to stay connected to his siblings but also to carve out a future on his own. A powerful story of a tragedy of race in America, The Time of Our Singing is an enthralling, harrowing novel about the lives of choices of one family at the crossroads of identity.
Main title:
The time of our singing / Richard Powers.
Author:
Powers, Richard, 1957-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2025.©2002
Collation:
631 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
First published in the UK by William Heinemann 2003.
ISBN:
9781804951828 (paperback)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
495650