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A Whole Lot to Juggle

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

October 28, 2023 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

CBR15 Bingo Hold Steady So Harlem in the 60’s.  Everyone’s just trying to get by.  Ray Carney’s worked his way from a hardscrabble youth to being a solid family man with an up and coming furniture store on 125th.  But there is his cousin and best friend, Freddie.  Ray’s mother was long gone and his dad was always sketchy.  But Freddie and his mom, Aunt Millie, they were his family.  Freddie, however, always ran a bit on the wild side, and when he shows up […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History Tagged With: cbr15 bingo hold steady, Colson Whitehead, crime gone wrong, dodgy relatives, family man trying to get by, Harlem in the 60s, space age furniture

elderberrywine's CBR15 Review No:31 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History · Tags: cbr15 bingo hold steady, Colson Whitehead, crime gone wrong, dodgy relatives, family man trying to get by, Harlem in the 60s, space age furniture ·
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