Song Yet Sung

From the bestselling author of Color of Water, a powerful page-turning novel of a runaway slave and how her flight affects a small Chesapeake town for ever.

Liz Spocott is a captured runaway slave, shot and near death, and shackled to other runaway slaves in the attic of the notorious slave-catcher Patty Cannon. The ancient nameless woman she is bound to reveals 'the Code', a fiercely guarded, cryptic means of communication for slaves on the run. When Liz escapes once again, Denwood Long, a troubled slave-catcher and waterman, is coaxed out of retirement to break the Code and track down Liz, whose extraordinary dreams of tomorrow have created a freedom-seeking furore among the once complacent slave community. The mysterious disappearance of two children, one white, one black, seeds an explosive ending. Filled with rich history - much of the story is drawn from historical events - and told in McBride's signature lyrical style, SONG YET SUNG, brings into full view a world long misunderstood in American fiction: how slavery worked, and the haunting choices beneath the surface, pressing both whites and blacks to search for relief in a world where all seemed to lose their moral compass. This is a story of tragic triumph, violent decisions, and unexpected kindness.

About the Author

James McBride is the bestselling author of Color of Water and Miracle at Sant' Anna. He has a masters in journalism and has written for the Washington Post, Rolling Stone and New York Times. He is also a renowned jazz musician and plays the sax.

Previous Books:
Color of Water - sold over 2M copies world wide; and Miracle at Sant' Anna - film now in production, Spike Lee directing.

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