In his timely debut novel, David S. Mitchell grants the reader unprecedented access to the provocative world of code-switching African-American Ivy Leaguers and the dark underbelly of Southern race politics as seen through the eyes of Al Carpenter. Al, an erudite and incorrigible law student, struggles to square the hopeful outcome of President Obama’s 2008 election with the prospect that many Americans don’t actually want the change they clamored for.
Read MoreIn his astute tale, Mitchell knowledgeably captures not only the internecine conflict that occurs within a party, but also the volatile mix of excitement and skepticism that followed Obama’s election victory . . . An intelligent and bracingly honest look at the possibility of a post-racial America.
— Kirkus Reviews
In this smart, sharply written first novel, David S. Mitchell captures the idealism and frustration of trying to turn Obama’s promise of hope and change from a moment into a movement. His ear for politics, race, and how the two intersect in a Southern Senate campaign is pitch perfect. Although fiction, We Hold These Truths is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how political campaigns can give wings to hope or crush it, and sometimes both.
Bruce H. Mann,
Carl F. Schipper, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
David completed his first novel, We Hold These Truths, on October 3, 2015. The winding road to now began three decades ago in Washington, D.C. where he was born and raised.
Read MoreWe Hold These Truths a novel. by David S. Mitchell IN POLITICS, AS IN LIFE AND LOVE, VICTORY AND DEFEAT AREN’T ALWAYS EASY TO DIFFERENTIATE In his timely debut novel, David S. Mitchell grants the reader unprecedented access to the provocative world of code-switching African-American Ivy Leaguers and the dark underbelly of Southern race politics…
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