{"product_id":"deacon-king-kong-a-novel","title":"Deacon King Kong - A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e⭐and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK⭐and CHOSEN BY BARACK OBAMA AS A FAVOURITE READ⭐and TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR, NEW YORK TIMES andamp; WASHINGTON POST'Brilliantly imagined, larger than life, a tragicomedic epic of intertwined lives.' JOYCE CAROL OATES'Deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane.' JUNOT DIAZ,and New York Times Book ReviewThe year is 1969. In a housing project in south Brooklyn, a shambling old church deacon called Sportcoat shoots - for no apparent reason - the local drug-dealer who used to be part of the church's baseball team. The repercussions of that moment draw in the whole community, from Sportcoat's best friend - Hot Sausage - to the local Italian mobsters, the police (corrupt and otherwise), and the stalwart ladies of the Five Ends Baptist Church.DEACON KING KONG is a book about a community under threat, about the ways people pull together in an age when the old rules are being rewritten. It is very funny in places, and heartbreaking in others. From a prize-winning storyteller, this New York Times bestseller shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, and that the communities we build are fragile but vital.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Mcbride","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44252342976572,"sku":"9780857527585","price":1885.5,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9780857527585.jpg?v=1776809908","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/deacon-king-kong-a-novel","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}