{"product_id":"between-the-devil-and-the-deep-blue-sea-paperback","title":"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndré Lewis Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Skillfully blending his fictional hero's coming-of-age story with a real-life racial confrontation aboard ship, Carter's tale is a winning combination of military procedural, suspense, and Black history.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Taking its title from a nautical term for a conundrum, the novel is a coming-of-age and redemption story about two young Black men going through boot camp, training school and their first assignments in an early 1970s Navy struggling with racism and sexism.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Vietnam War is raging, the US Navy has only recently begun the process of integration, and the country is reeling from racial turmoil and unrest. So why does César, a street-tough kid of Afro-Cuban descent, enlist in the navy? He is on the run from a life of crime and from Mr. Mike, a charismatic, sociopathic gangster who was once a mentor but has now turned on him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Escaping into a navy wrestling with its history of racism and sexism, César soon sees the absurdity of certain prejudices that seem as old as the US Armed Forces. When he is deployed aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, racial tensions are high and are moving quickly toward violence. Through it all, César's ever-growing sense of honor and self-worth force him to make moral decisions he never knew he was capable of. It's a fortitude he will desperately need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndré Lewis Carter is a retired navy veteran who writes fiction, essays, and plays in the urban sprawl of Portland, Oregon. Carter's one-act play, \u003cem\u003eReaction\u003c\/em\u003e, was staged at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska. He holds an MA in fiction writing and an MFA in creative writing from Wilkes University, where he was a Beverly Blakeslee Hiscox Scholar. He is married to a very patient woman who occasionally tells dirty jokes. \u003cem\u003eBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea\u003c\/em\u003e is his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767967645984,"sku":"9781617758775","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/22d50d64e64903e4fd899e7590ca4897.webp?v=1780321744","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/between-the-devil-and-the-deep-blue-sea-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}