Speak Now
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Speak Now is a bold and provocative romantic novel set against the vibrant backdrop of Paris in the 1960s. Frank Yerby chronicles the passionate and turbulent relationship between an African American jazz musician and a young white Southern woman, confronting themes of racial prejudice, identity, and cross-cultural love with unflinching honesty. The novel presents a searing portrait of two worlds colliding — the sophistication of expatriate Paris and the deep-seated prejudices of the American South — and the personal cost of defying social convention. Written with Yerby's characteristic narrative drive and emotional intensity, the story illustrates how love can both liberate and endanger those who dare to embrace it across racial boundaries.
Author: Frank Yerby
Format: Paperback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Speak Now is a bold and provocative romantic novel set against the vibrant backdrop of Paris in the 1960s. Frank Yerby chronicles the passionate and turbulent relationship between an African American jazz musician and a young white Southern woman, confronting themes of racial prejudice, identity, and cross-cultural love with unflinching honesty. The novel presents a searing portrait of two worlds colliding — the sophistication of expatriate Paris and the deep-seated prejudices of the American South — and the personal cost of defying social convention. Written with Yerby's characteristic narrative drive and emotional intensity, the story illustrates how love can both liberate and endanger those who dare to embrace it across racial boundaries.