The Time of Our Singing

Paperback, 640 pages

English language

Published Jan. 1, 2004 by Picador.

ISBN:
978-0-312-42218-9
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Jonah, Ruth and Joseph are the children of mixed-race parents determined to raise them beyond time, beyond identity, steeped in song. Yet they cannot be protected from the world forever.

Even as Jonah becomes a successful young tenor, the opera arena remains fixated on his race. Ruth turns her back on classical music and disappears, dedicating herself to activism and a new relationship. As the years pass, Joseph – the middle child, a pianist and our narrator – must battle not just to remain connected to his siblings, but to forge a future of his own.

This is a story of the tragedy of race in America, told through the lives and choices of one family caught on the cusp of identities. [Goodreads]

"this book is not easily described in a few sentences. It offers perspectives on a number of complex issues concerning, time, memory, and change, while challenging the …

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  • Literary
  • Fiction / Literary
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - General