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Howard, Ravi,

Driving the king : a novel / Ravi Howard. - First edition. - 325 pages ; 22 cm

"Told through the experiences of Nat King Cole's driver, Nat Weary, [this novel] ... explores race and class in 1950s America"-- The war is over, the soldiers are returning, and Nat King Cole is back in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, for a rare performance. His childhood friend, Nat Weary, plans to propose to his sweetheart, and the singer will honor their moment with a special song. When a white man attacks Cole with a pipe, Weary leaps from the audience to defend him-- an act that will lead to a ten-year prison sentence. Six months before Weary is released, he receives a remarkable offer: will he be Nat King Cole's driver and bodyguard in L.A.?

ISBN: 9780060529611 (hbk.) 006052961X (hbk.)

LCCN: 2014015054

Subjects--Personal Names:
Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965 --Fiction.
Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900 - 1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Chauffeurs--Fiction.
Race discrimination--United States--Fiction.
African Americans--Social conditions--20th century--Fiction.
FICTION / General.
African Americans--Social conditions.
Chauffeurs.
Race discrimination.
Race relations.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Race relations--Fiction.
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS3608.O93 / D75 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.6