Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham (2024, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherDisney Publishing Worldwide

ISBN-101368093000

ISBN-139781368093002

eBay Product ID (ePID)20061241944

Product Key Features

Book TitleMayor of Maxwell Street

Number of Pages528 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAfrican American / Contemporary Women, African American / Historical

Publication Year2024

GenreFiction

AuthorAvery Cunningham

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight21 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-016393

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Reviews"A debut novel everyone will be talking about, The Mayor of Maxwell Street is outstanding. Filled with intrigue, suspense, and a cast of characters I both adored and wanted to strangle, this novel kept me flipping the pages and holding my breath!" --Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling author of The Personal Librarian "I was transfixed from the first page. Readers will feel transported to another time and confront issues and characters that feel eminently prescient. This is not one to miss." --Nathan Harris, New York Time s bestselling author of The Sweetness of Water "A tragedy, a romance, and a triumph. Do not miss this book!" --Melissa de la Cruz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Alex & Eliza "Beautifully written, The Mayor of Maxwell Stree t is a page-turning thrill ride through 1920s Chicago." --Attica Locke, New York Times bestselling author of Bluebird, Bluebird "A riveting, dynamic page-turner that transported me through time. At a moment when so much of our history is being willfully obscured yet again, this impeccably researched, sweeping novel is an absolute gift." --Brittany K. Barnett, author of A Knock at Midnight " The Mayor of Maxwell Street is bold, gorgeous, and deeply moving. This novel is a triumph." --Jessica Chiarella, author of The Lost Girls and A nd Again " The Mayor of Maxwell Street is a stunning debut and a riveting read . . . historical fiction at its finest." --Kianna Alexander, author of Carolina Built "A page-turner, with an incredible cast of characters you'll want to follow from one surprising, suspenseful turn to the next! Her fresh, unflinching vision of history and the undeniable richness of this story will make this not only a book you'll love, but also one you'll return to again and again." --V. V. Ganeshananthan, author of Brotherless Night "Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street is wonderfully written and a don't-miss ride of a read." --Denny S. Bryce, author of Wild Women and the Blues "Riveting, cinematic, and gorgeously written, Avery Cunningham's debut novel is a true force. . . . A spellbinding, tragic, and powerful read!" --Dr. Noni D. Carter, author of Good Fortune "I can't remember the last time I read a novel that impressed me so much at every level. . . . The Mayor of Maxwell Street will bowl you over from beginning to end." --Rebecca Johns, author of Icebergs, "A debut novel everyone will be talking about, the Mayor of Maxwell Street is outstanding. Filled with intrigue, suspense, and a cast of characters I both adored and wanted to strangle, this novel kept me flipping the pages and holding my breath!" --Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times best-selling author of the Personal Librarian "I was transfixed from the first page. Readers will feel transported to another time and confront issues and characters that feel eminently prescient. This is not one to miss." --Nathan Harris, New York Times best-selling author o f The Sweetness of Water "A tragedy, a romance and a triumph! Do not miss this book!" --Melissa de la Cruz, #1 New York Times best-selling autho r of Alex & Eliza "Avery's writing is lyrical, with sparkling dialogue, gripping intensity, and exquisite scenery that puts you right in the room with the heroine, whether in a seedy basement speakeasy or at the richly appointed dining table of a wealthy family. The Mayor of Maxwell Street is a stunning debut and a riveting read...historical fiction at its finest." --Kianna Alexander, author of Carolina Built "Avery Cunningham expertly evokes 1920s Chicago with shimmering, incisive prose and a bone-deep understanding of her characters. The Mayor of Maxwell Street is bold, gorgeous, and deeply moving. This novel is a triumph." --Jessica Chiarella, author of the Lost Girls and And Again

Synopsis"A debut novel everyone will be talking about," Avery Cunningham's epic love story is "a triumph" and "a tale of intrigue, racial tension, and class warfare, set against the glamorous and gritty backdrop of early 20th century Chicago." When a rich Black debutante enlists the help of a low-level speakeasy manager to identify the head of an underground crime syndicate, the two are thrust into the dangerous world of Prohibition-era Chicago. The year is 1921, and America is burning. A fire of vice and virtue rages on every shore, and Chicago is its beating heart. Nelly Sawyer is the daughter of the "wealthiest Negro in America," whose affluence catapulted his family to the heights of Black society. After the unexpected death of her only brother, Nelly becomes the premier debutante overnight. But Nelly has aspirations beyond society influence and marriage. For the past year, she has worked undercover as an investigative journalist, sharing the achievements and tribulations of everyday Black people living in the shadow of Jim Crow. Her latest assignment thrusts her into the den of a dangerous vice lord: the so-called Mayor of Maxwell Street. Born in rural Alabama to a murdered biracial couple, Jay Shorey knows firsthand what it means to be denied a chance at the American dream. When a tragic turn of fate gave Jay a rare path out, he took it without question. He washed up on Chicago's storied shores and forged his own way to the top of the city's underworld, running Chicago's swankiest speakeasy, where the rich and famous rub elbows with gangsters and politicians alike. When Nelly's and Jay's paths cross, she recruits him to help expose the Mayor and bring about lasting change in a corrupt city. But Jay also introduces a whole new world to Nelly, one where her horizons can extend beyond the confines of her ivory tower. Trapped between the monolith of Jim Crow, the inflexible world of the Black upper class, and the violence of Prohibition-era Chicago, Jay and Nelly work together and stoke the flames of a love worth fighting for. Debut author Avery Cunningham's stunning novel is at once an epic love story, a riveting historical drama, and a brilliant exploration of Black society and perseverance when the '20s first began to roar., 'The year is 1921, and America is burning. A fire of vice and virtue rages on every shore with Chicago at its beating heart.' Twenty-year-old Nelly Sawyer is the daughter of the alleged 'wealthiest Negro in America,' whose wealth catapulted his family to the heights of Black society. After the unexpected death of her brother, Nelly becomes the premier debutante overnight. But Nelly has aspirations beyond marriage. For the past year, she has worked undercover as an investigative journalist, sharing the achievements and tribulations of everyday Black people living in the shadow of Jim Crow. Now, her latest assignment thrusts her into the den of a dangerous vice lord: the so-called Mayor of Maxwell Street. Born in rural Alabama to a murdered biracial couple, Jay Shorey knows firsthand what it means to be denied a chance at the American dream. When a tragic turn of fate gave Jay a rare path out, he took it without question. He washed up on Chicago's storied shores and forged his own way to the top of the city's nefarious underworld, but all the while, Jay yearns to escape from the crime syndicate and into high society. When Nelly's and Jay's paths cross, she recruits him to help expose the Mayor. But Jay also introduces a whole new world to Nelly, one where her horizons can extend beyond the confines of her ivory tower. Trapped between the monolith of Jim Crow, the inflexible world of the Black upper class, and the violence of Prohibition-era Chicago, Jay and Nelly work together and stoke the flames of a love worth fighting for. And yet, as with all things in America, there is a price to be paid. What risk is Nelly willing to take for a young man willing to risk it all?

LC Classification NumberPS3603.U6646M39 2024