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ATDrake · 11-08-2016, 12:41 PM

Crossing the Lines: A Novel by Richard Doster is the 2nd novel in his unofficial Jack Hall series of historical personal drama novels placing the eponymous small town Southern newspaper reporter into the social upheavals of the 1950s as he finds his own views changing, this one sending him to investigate the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott (Wikipedia) as he and his family get swept up into the excitement and danger of the Civil Rights Movement, free courtesy of Christian publisher David C. Cook.

We've previously received the 1st book, which covers segregated baseball and might be a prerequisite for reading this one due to some apparent character development fallout, as a freebie: Safe at Home. The author also includes some backgrounder and historical notes distinguishing the factual and fictional bits, and the resources he used.

Currently free, probably just for the rest of the day @ B&N, Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK), Kobo & iTunes & Google Play (all available to Canadians), ChristianBook (DRM-free ePub hypothetically available to selected countries, if they get around to allowing downloads of the freebies again), and might also be free at other retailers listed on the publisher's webcatalogue page, where you can watch the book's video trailer.

Description
Family man Jack Hall wants nothing more than to be a respectable newspaper reporter, see a good baseball game now and again, love his wife, and watch his son grow up in their middle-class, white community. Then he finds himself on the fault line where black meets white in the American South of the late 1950s.

Still reeling from an explosive confrontation that put his family in jeopardy (detailed in Richard Doster's first book, Safe at Home), Jack takes a job with the Atlanta Constitution and moves his wife and son south. He's thrilled when he's introduced to legendary editor Ralph McGill, an outspoken opponent of segregation who promptly sends Jack to Montgomery to investigate reports of a bus boycott.

Once again, historic events sweep Jack and his idealistic son, Christ, into harm's way. Will this be the collision that destroys his family forever?

11-08-2016, 12:41 PM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (nook/Kindle/Kobo) Crossing the Lines [Xtian 1950s Civil Rights Movement Drama] Crossing the Lines: A Novel by Richard Doster is the 2nd novel in his unofficial Jack Hall series of historical personal drama novels placing the eponymous small town Southern newspaper reporter into the social upheavals of the 1950s as he finds his own views changing, this one sending him to investigate the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott (Wikipedia) as he and his family get swept up into the excitement and danger of the Civil Rights Movement, free courtesy of Christian publisher David C. Cook. We've previously received the 1st book, which covers segregated baseball and might be a prerequisite for reading this one due to some apparent character development fallout, as a freebie: Safe at Home. The author also includes some backgrounder and historical notes distinguishing the factual and fictional bits, and the resources he used. Currently free, probably just for the rest of the day @ B&N, Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK), Kobo & iTunes & Google Play (all available to Canadians), ChristianBook (DRM-free ePub hypothetically available to selected countries, if they get around to allowing downloads of the freebies again), and might also be free at other retailers listed on the publisher's webcatalogue page, where you can watch the book's video trailer. Description Family man Jack Hall wants nothing more than to be a respectable newspaper reporter, see a good baseball game now and again, love his wife, and watch his son grow up in their middle-class, white community. Then he finds himself on the fault line where black meets white in the American South of the late 1950s. Still reeling from an explosive confrontation that put his family in jeopardy (detailed in Richard Doster's first book, Safe at Home), Jack takes a job with the Atlanta Constitution and moves his wife and son south. He's thrilled when he's introduced to legendary editor Ralph McGill, an outspoken opponent of segregation who promptly sends Jack to Montgomery to investigate reports of a bus boycott. Once again, historic events sweep Jack and his idealistic son, Christ, into harm's way. Will this be the collision that destroys his family forever?