In Store Now! The Trees, by Percival Everett
Being as important as it is energetic, Percival Everett’s latest release is an unmissable read. The Trees is a brilliant addition to the author’s extensive list of novels which include ‘I am Not Sydney Portier’ and ‘Telephone’.
A book simultaneously hilarious in its stereotypes and horrifying in its reminder of America’s violent past, The Trees is a story of retribution for a real lynching told in the form of a fast-paced crime thriller. Everett’s reversal of racial stereotyping throughout makes for a comical, yet eye-opening read. His humour has allowed him to explore dark truths in a way which is both accessible and engaging.
In this tale of mystery, murders and revenge, Everett not only tells an unputdownable story, but brings to light issues of racism, violence, and ignorance inherited by modern American society.
Percival Everett doesn’t have social media, but you can keep up with news about his latest works with Influx Press, who recently signed the American author, on Twitter and Instagram @Influxpress
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The Trees by Percival Everett
Paperback - £9.99RRP
The Trees is a page-turner that opens with a series of brutal murders in the rural town of Money, Mississippi. When a pair of detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive, they meet expected resistance from the local sheriff, his deputy, the coroner, and a string of racist White townsfolk.
The murders present a puzzle, for at each crime scene there is a second dead body: that of a man who resembles Emmett Till, a young black boy lynched in the same town 65 years before.
The detectives suspect that these are killings of retribution, but soon discover that eerily similar murders are taking place all over the country. Something truly strange is afoot. As the bodies pile up, the MBI detectives seek answers from a local root doctor who has been documenting every lynching in the country for years, uncovering a history that refuses to be buried.
In this bold, provocative book, Everett takes aim at racism and police violence, and does so in a fast-paced style that ensures the reader can’t look away. The Trees is an enormously powerful novel of lasting importance.
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