ISBN: 9780063115460 - defending alice: a novel of love and race in the roaring twenties – an epic, sensational tale of scandal and justice based on a real-life case (15 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. ?Gripping courtroom drama and social commentary . . . the story flows well . . . [the author is] masterful in building suspense.??Kirkus ReviewsSet in 1920s New York, an addictively readable, thoroughly entertaining historical novel involving sex and secrets, race and redemption, and power and privilege?based on a sensational real-life case that made international headlines?in which the marriage between a working-class black woman and the scion of one of America?s most powerful white families ends in a scandalous annulment lawsuit.When Alice Jones, a blue-color woman with at least one Black parent marries Leonard ?Kip? Rhinelander, the son of one of New York?s most prominent society families, the scandal rocks high society?and eventually sets the city afire when Kip later sues for an annulment, accusing Alice of having hidden her ?Negro blood? and intentionally deceiving him that she was white.While New York society in the Roaring Twenties witnessed more than a few scandals, the real-life Rhinelander case set tongues wagging and became perhaps the most examined interracial relationship in American history. In Defending Alice, Richard Stratton reimagines this remarkable story, from the couple?s courtship through their controversial marriage to their shocking divorce trial and its aftermath. Chronicled by Alice?s attorney, brilliant trial lawyer Lee Parsons Davis, and told in flashbacks and entries from Alice and Kip?s fictional personal diaries, this epic page-turner vividly brings to life the New York of a century ago?a world seemingly far removed yet tragically familiar to our own.Stratton brilliantly evokes this dazzling era in all its glamour and excess, and in retelling the Rhinelander story, explores issues of sex, race, class, prejudice, and justice that are as relevant today as they were a century ago when this headline-making trial took place.…

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Hardcover. Publisher overstock, may contain remainder mark on edge.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 566 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. 2023. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "Gripping courtroom drama and social commentary . . . the story flows well . . . [the author is] masterful in building suspense."Kirkus ReviewsSet in 1920s New York, an addictively readable, thoroughly entertaining historical novel involving sex and secrets, race and redemption, and power and privilegebased on a sensational real-life case that made international headlinesin which the marriage between a working-class black woman and the scion of one of America's most powerful white families ends in a scandalous annulment lawsuit.When Alice Jones, a blue-color woman with at least one Black parent marries Leonard "Kip" Rhinelander, the son of one of New York's most prominent society families, the scandal rocks high societyand eventually sets the city afire when Kip later sues for an annulment, accusing Alice of having hidden her "Negro blood" and intentionally deceiving him that she was white.While New York society in the Roaring Twenties witnessed more than a few scandals, the real-life Rhinelander case set tongues wagging and became perhaps the most examined interracial relationship in American history. In Defending Alice, Richard Stratton reimagines this remarkable story, from the couple's courtship through their controversial marriage to their shocking divorce trial and its aftermath. Chronicled by Alice's attorney, brilliant trial lawyer Lee Parsons Davis, and told in flashbacks and entries from Alice and Kip's fictional personal diaries, this epic page-turner vividly brings to life the New York of a century agoa world seemingly far removed yet tragically familiar to our own.Stratton brilliantly evokes this dazzling era in all its glamour and excess, and in retelling the Rhinelander story, explores issues of sex, race, class, prejudice, and justice that are as relevant today as they were a century ago when this headline-making trial took place.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Defending Alice | A Novel of Love and Race in the Roaring Twenties | Richard Stratton | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2023 | HarperCollins | EAN 9780063115460 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. …

Zustand: NEW.