The Good Lord Bird
Aug 2025 · Hachette UK
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320
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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
'A boisterous, highly entertaining, altogether original novel' Washington Post
Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856.When an argument between Henry's master andlegendary abolitionist John Brown turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town - along with Brown, who believes Henry to be a girl and his good luck charm.
An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, The Good Lord Bird - now a major TV series with Ethan Hawke - is both a rousing adventure story and a moving exploration of identity and survival.
'A boisterous, highly entertaining, altogether original novel' Washington Post
Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856.When an argument between Henry's master andlegendary abolitionist John Brown turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town - along with Brown, who believes Henry to be a girl and his good luck charm.
An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, The Good Lord Bird - now a major TV series with Ethan Hawke - is both a rousing adventure story and a moving exploration of identity and survival.
About the author
James McBride is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Oprah's Book Club selection Deacon King Kong, the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, the million-copy-bestselling memoir The Colour of Water, the novels Song Yet Sung and Miracle at St. Anna, the story collection Five-Carat Soul, and Kill 'Em and Leave, a biography of James Brown. The recipient of a National Humanities Medal and an accomplished musician, McBride is also a distinguished writer in residence at New York University.
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