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Last Summer on State Street

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State Street Chicago, 1999. One summer that changes everything.An unlikely trio: Felicia ‘Fe Fe’ Stevens, daughter of fiercely protective mother; Precious Brown, daughter of a prominent church Elder; and Stacia Buchanan, daughter of a Gangster Disciple Queen-Pin.They have a simple friendship, whiling away sunny days with games of Double Dutch. But when Fe Fe invites mysterious Tonya into their fold, life as they know it will never be the same again.Last Summer on State Street is a profound coming-of-age story about the restorative power of community, the claiming of one’s own past, and the defining friendships which form the heartbeat of our lives.

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Weight 0.159 kg
Dimensions 1.4 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback
Language

Pages

224
Publisher

Year Published

2024-3-14
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

1529197600
About The Author

Toya Wolfe grew up in the Robert Taylor Homes on Chicago's South Side. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing at Columbia College Chicago. Her writing has appeared in African Voices, Chicago Journal, Chicago Reader, Hairtrigger 27, and Warpland: a journal of Black Ideas. She is the recipient of the Zora Neale Hurston-Bessie Head Fiction Award, the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation Short Story Competition, and the Betty Shifflet/John Schultz Short Story Award. Last Summer on State Street is her debut novel.
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Last Summer on State Street is a beautifully observed portrait of family and female friendship. Toya Wolfe is a marvellous writer.
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Tragic, hopeful, brimming with love, Wolfe's debut is a remarkable achievement.

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