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Guilt, shame, and suspicion swirl as a small community in upstate New York turns on itself in...
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Guilt, shame, and suspicion swirl as a small community in upstate New York turns on itself in this moody, propulsive thriller from the award-winning writer of In West Mills. "Endlessly entertaining . . . Does anyone write about the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality with more honesty and intensity than De'Shawn Charles Winslow?"--Wiley Cash, author of When Ghosts Come Home
The truth is closer than you think--just beyond the fence. The year is 1982, and the people of the Hudson Valley community of Fervent have begun to move on from a homicide that upended the once quiet town. When the former neighbors who were convicted of the crime, James and Ella White, are proven innocent, released from prison, and return to Fervent, some people have cause for concern. Sylvia Upshaw and her best friend, Lafayette "Fate" Jolly, are uneasy about the Whites' return. While the Whites were incarcerated, Sylvia revealed an explosive secret to their adopted son, Morgan, with devastating consequences. During the murder trial, Fate's testimony helped seal their fate. James and Ella won't let the betrayals go unpunished. Sylvia and Fate quickly become victims of harassment from the Whites, and when another murder is committed in Fervent, the town is left to fend for itself. Intimate and chilling, The Fervent Whites examines how small communities with long-simmering tensions behave when pushed to the limits of civility.
Author: De'shawn Charles Winslow
Publisher: One World
Published: 06/09/2026
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.69w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780593977910
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/16/2026
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2026
About the Author
De'Shawn Charles Winslow is the author of In West Mills, winner of the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, an American Book Award, and the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction, and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Publishing Triangle Award. He was born and raised in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and graduated from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
The truth is closer than you think--just beyond the fence. The year is 1982, and the people of the Hudson Valley community of Fervent have begun to move on from a homicide that upended the once quiet town. When the former neighbors who were convicted of the crime, James and Ella White, are proven innocent, released from prison, and return to Fervent, some people have cause for concern. Sylvia Upshaw and her best friend, Lafayette "Fate" Jolly, are uneasy about the Whites' return. While the Whites were incarcerated, Sylvia revealed an explosive secret to their adopted son, Morgan, with devastating consequences. During the murder trial, Fate's testimony helped seal their fate. James and Ella won't let the betrayals go unpunished. Sylvia and Fate quickly become victims of harassment from the Whites, and when another murder is committed in Fervent, the town is left to fend for itself. Intimate and chilling, The Fervent Whites examines how small communities with long-simmering tensions behave when pushed to the limits of civility.
Author: De'shawn Charles Winslow
Publisher: One World
Published: 06/09/2026
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.69w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780593977910
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/16/2026
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2026
About the Author
De'Shawn Charles Winslow is the author of In West Mills, winner of the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, an American Book Award, and the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction, and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Publishing Triangle Award. He was born and raised in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and graduated from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
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