An elderly, proud black farmer, Lucas Beauchamp, is wrongfully arrested for the murder of a white man. The lynch mob are baying for his blood. His sole hope lies with a young white boy, bent on repaying an old favour, who with the help of Lucas's cynical lawyer will work to find the truth and hatch a risky plot to prove his innocence.
An elderly, proud black farmer, Lucas Beauchamp, is wrongfully arrested for the murder of a white man. The lynch mob are baying for his blood. His sole hope lies with a young white boy, bent on repaying an old favour, who with the help of Lucas''s cynical lawyer will work to find the truth and hatch a risky plot to prove his innocence.
- | Author: William Faulkner
- | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- | Publication Date: Aug 08, 1996
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9780099740315
- | ISBN-10: 0099740311