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Winner of the 2002 YALSA Alex Award

Winner of the 2002 BCALA Literary Award for First Novelist

In his acclaimed debut novel, Durham adds a new dimension to the frontier narrative. Gabriel, the teenaged son of an emancipated slave, travels west with his mother, who is lured by the promise of unclaimed land. Despising life as a farmer, Gabriel runs away with a dangerous band of cowboys. But hindered by youth and inexperience, he must escape the racism and brutality that surround him.

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“Artistically impressive and emotionally satisfying, a serious work that heads off in exhilarating directions.” —New York Times Book Review

“Wise and beautifully written.” —USA Today

“Haunting…[with] masterful prose.” —Christian Science Monitor

“A sensational debut…lush and atmospheric.” —Essence

“Moving…The moral gravity of Durham’s narrative is offset by his attentiveness to the primacy of nature in the Western landscape.” —New Yorker

“Sweeps the reader up into a fascinating, Oz-like whirlwind of language.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“Durham captures with exquisite precision the isolation, loneliness, and cruelty of life in the vastness of the West…The reader turns the last page with regret at the journey’s end.” —Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

“Compelling, suspenseful, and meticulously written, Gabriel’s Story is an exploration of the idea of the frontier and the meaning of ownership, filtered through the narrator’s cynical, over-the-hill teenage perspective. And Gabriel himself, who seems old beyond his years, is a memorable protagonist: a grouchy lost boy, impatient for his life to unfold.” —Amazon.com, editorial review

“The old West, both beautiful and brutal, is the setting of Durham’s magnificently realized debut novel, a classic coming-of-age story of an African-American boy…Durham is a born storyteller…The tale’s racial dimension is subtly and intelligently developed, and though some readers may be turned off by the violence Gabriel witnesses, all will be impressed by Durham’s maturity, skill, and lovingly crafted prose.” —Publishers Weekly

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Author Bio: David Anthony Durham

David Anthony Durham is the award-winning author of the Acacia fantasy trilogy. as well as the historical novels The Risen, Pride of Carthage, Walk Through Darkness, and Gabriel’s Story. His middle-grade solarpunk fantasy novel, The Shadow Prince, was his first book for young readers and the beginning of a series. His novels have been published in the United Kingdom and in French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Four of his books may show up as feature films someday. Find him online at davidanthonydurham.com.

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Format:	Retail CD
Available Formats :	Retail CD
Category:	Fiction/Historical
Publisher:	Recorded Books, Inc.
CDs:	9
Runtime:	9.88
ISBN:	9781664469273
Audience:	Adult
Language:	English

Gabriel's Story

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