Thereafter Johnnie (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | Carolivia Herron | knygos.lt

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Family trauma, race, and the destiny of a nation corrupted by slavery, cast in the light of an epic myth: "More than a saga of Black revitalization . . . Part vision, part parable, it is a story for all America." (The New York Times Book Review)

The Snowdon family is the envy of Black D.C.: educated, wealthy, and accomplished. John Christopher, the patriarch, saves lives as a heart surgeon and is revered by his students at Howard University. His wife, Camille, manages an elegant house overlooking Rock Creek Park, in the neighborhood known as the Gold Coast. Here she devotes herself to reading, gardening, and raising their three daughters--Cynthia, Patricia, and Eva--who will attend the very best schools and are able to roam the world on a whim.

Theirs ought to be a story of success and empowerment, but something is rotten in the house of Snowdon. Years later, when John Christopher's granddaughter Johnnie comes to seek the truth about her own parentage, she uncovers family secrets that reflect America's original sin and look forward to an apocalyptic future.