Going Down Fast

Going Down Fast
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : 9781504033398
ISBN-13 : 1504033396
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Book Synopsis Going Down Fast by : Marge Piercy

Download or read book Going Down Fast written by Marge Piercy and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When their neighborhood is marked for urban renewal, four tenacious city dwellers band together in the face of a wealthy and powerful institution A local university plans to bulldoze and replace parts of a predominantly African American Chicago slum with student housing. But for those who live there, the affordable if run-down homes are havens for creativity and self-exploration, and a setting for developing meaningful relationships. Among the residents are Anna, a teacher; her lover, Rowley, a soul singer; and their friends, documentary filmmaker Leon and the beautiful yet mysterious Caroline. The university may have more money and political clout, but these determined young people aren’t willing to let the wrecking ball tear through their world without a fight. Their relationships are strained and their convictions are tested as secrets are uncovered and they battle with a changing economic climate that jeopardizes their very way of life. The city has turned its back on them, and they have nothing left to lose. Bestselling author Marge Piercy combines social commentary and her talent for depicting characters’ emotions with unflinching precision in this novel that has as much to say about the consequences of gentrification as it does about the vulnerabilities of the human heart.


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