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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780375712913 Edition: Reprint ISBN: 0375712917 Label: Vintage Manufacturer: Vintage Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 640 Publication Date: May 27, 2008 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: May 27, 2008 Studio: Vintage Editorial Review: Product Description: Lemaster Carlyle, the president of the country's most prestigious university, and his wife, Julie, the divinity school's deputy dean, are America's most prominent and powerful African American couple. Driving home through a swirling blizzard late one night, the couple skids off the road. Near the sight of their accident they discover a dead body. To her horror, Julia recognizes the body as a prominent academic and one of her former lovers. In the wake of the death, the icy veneer of their town Elm Harbor, a place Julie calls "the heart of whiteness," begins to crack, having devastating consequences for a prominent local family and sending shock waves all the way to the White House. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - I Could Hardly Be More DisappointedAfter reading Carter's excellent first novel - The Emperor of Ocean Park - I could hardly be more disappointed. His first book set my expectations kind of high, and he failed to provide even a glimpse of the genius that made his first book so enjoyable. The overall plot itself is improbable, fueled by one improbable incident after another and one preposterous plot twist after another. He showed almost none of the beautiful twists of language he liberally sprinkled in his first book. ... Read More Rating:  - My own "salon"Maybe I have "delusions of grandeur" but I really wish I could hold my own, modern day "salon" which is talked about more in Palace Council than Mr. Carter's other two books. You MUST read these books as a trilogy about the lives of some of the most influential upper-class society who happen to be of the "darker nation". If you read Palace Council first (which isn't what the author intended, obviously)but it will take you back to the begining of the interaction of some of the characters. It is the ... Read More Rating: - Glad I PerseveredI, like others, slogged through the first 150 or so pages and thought I'd die of boredom. I rarely stop reading a book, but this one I couldn't continue. In fact, I started another book and read 200 pages of it, but New England White kept creeping into my thoughts. I picked it up again and am glad I did. It has been the most interesting, convoluted book I have read and enjoyed in a long time. Look forward to more by this author. Rating: - DisappointingA very disappointing read. I thoroughly enjoyed TheEmperor of Ocean Park. Unfortunately this was not up to that standard. There are numerous subplots that are not well connected. the narrative is from several perspectives some of which portray unbelievable characters. There are many climatic scenes which are unresolved in the narrative and later explained in flashbacks. A disappointing book by a gifted author. Rating:  - So start but well worth the waitSlow to catch my interest, but then well worth the wait. At times the multiple characters and plot a bit confusing, but complex characters and plot retains interest until the end. The slant of political manipulation makes this book quite current and makes one realize things aren't always the way they seem. Good read! |
