Peculiar Legacy
Peculiar Legacy
Peculiar Legacy
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Description
Description
The silence of a spiritual community is shattered by the murder of one of their own.
Jordan and Rahman Gaffney-Bruce, newly married men, move into the eccentric Washington neighborhood known as Slope to start building a life together. Built precariously on a hill, Slope is home to descendants of the Great Migration and is now a lower middle class Black community trapped in a cycle of spiritual depression.
In the midst of this community, the Gaffney Bruces gather with the other residents every Sunday in quiet prayer and contemplation, in hopes that their collective dreams will be realized: To be seen. To be known. To thrive-on their own terms.
Alongside them is Pops, the quiet old man who has seen it all; Miss Sandra, the matriarch and maven of Sunday dinners; Royce, one of the few good cops left; and the Gang of Four-soft-spoken Peek, angry Korey, flamboyant Ziggy, and Gino, the natural leader.
When one of the youths is felled by gun violence, generations-old secrets threaten to unravel the serenity of this peculiar community.
A Peculiar Legacy:
A Novel by Rashid Darden
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Rashid Darden excels at crafting richly layered characters with unwavering resilience. Authentic dialogue skillfully captures the heart of a Washington, D.C. community striving to survive and flourish amid constant adversity. The voices in Slope feel intimately familiar, resonating with a powerful message of hope." Kia DuPree, author of Robbing Peter and Disentangled.
"His story and characters are funny, poignant, illuminating, surprising, tragic, bawdy, and redemptive. I wept reading the last chapter." Steve Chase, author of Letters to a Fellow Seeker: A Short Introduction to the Quaker Way
"With A Peculiar Legacy, Rashid Darden shows that he is at the top of his writing game. Indeed, a spectacular novel."
Frederick Smith, author, One and Done and Down For Whatever
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