Driving the King: A Novel - Tapa dura

Ravi Howard tells a thoroughly convincing story about the singing star Nat King Cole s best friend . [A] warmly enveloping book . Appealing. --Janet Maslin, New York Times"

A moving tale about bigotry and the power of friendship. --People"

Excellent moving .Weary is a marvelous character . Readers who appreciate beautifully written, compelling novels with great depth and humanity will be more than pleased. --Philadelphia Inquirer"

Heartbreaking . A bold reimagining of [the] civil rights era . Howard s choices are daring. --Los Angeles Times"

By following Howard s characters, we are allowed a sidelong but penetrating glimpse into one of the most important events in American history . Howard bends history proving that the past can be best felt through refracted light rather than under the harsh glare of historical fact. --Minneapolis Star Tribune"

In an easygoing style, with Weary as his guide, Howard pokes into under-viewed corners of the fight while never losing sight of the humanity of both the cause and its effects. --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"

Howard brings readers back in time to postwar Alabama, in this velvety smooth fictional memoir. . . . [His] prose goes down like the top-shelf whiskey that Weary favors, making for a heady reading experience. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

Through unfussy language and well-formed characters...gifted novelist Howard...takes readers of all races, ages and classes into the world of pre-civil rights era black people, offering insight on and understanding of one of our country s most tumultuous periods. --BookPage"

Alternating between the cities and Weary s past and present, Howard explores race relations in the pre-civil rights era and the strong ties forged between two extraordinary men. --Booklist"

Powerful . A personal, poignant portrayal of how the lives of African Americans could be so easily derailed by racial inequality. --Library Journal (starred review)"