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Minetta Lane (Slavery and Beyond Book 3) Kindle Edition

by A. Robert Allen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 122 ratings
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Stay and fight or cut and run? Young Bodee Rivers can save so many from a terrible fate, but he must find the courage to act.

˃˃˃ 1904 New York City-

Bodee Rivers, who has always avoided major challenges in his life, moves to the most dangerous block in the city, MINETTA LANE. Police in pursuit of criminals often give up the chase as they approach the entrance to Minetta because even they know better than to test the hardened criminals who hide in the shadows.

Bodee’s circle of family and friends help him successfully manage life in the neighborhood and some initial tests of his perseverance, but when he finds himself alone at work, confronted with an overwhelming challenge, he isn’t sure he’s up to the task. Many lives are at stake and Bodee must make a choice. Stand and fight or cut and run? Running is what he knows and what will keep him safe. Will Bodee find the courage to fight?

MINETTA LANE, the third volume in A. Robert Allen’s Slavery and Beyond series, is a stand-alone African American novel of historical fiction that is based, in part, on the General Slocum Steamship Disaster. The book is connected by theme to the other volumes in the series.

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    Slavery and Beyond
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    January 28, 2018
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0792MQ7QX
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ A. Robert Allen (January 28, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 28, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1420 KB
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
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A. Robert Allen

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A. Robert Allen has published five novels and two short-story prequels in his Slavery and Beyond series. All are stand-alone stories connected by theme. He writes historical fiction that transports readers to times and places immediately before or soon after the end of slavery. A. Robert is a long-time higher education professional and resides in New York. The first volume in the series, Failed Moments, is a fictional account of Allen’s ancestors in 1790 during the slave revolution in what would become Haiti and of, later in 1863, New York’s Draft Riots. The second volume, A Wave From Mama, immerses readers in racially charged post Civil War Brooklyn and gives an interesting look at the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. The third book in the series, Minetta Lane, takes place in 1904 in a downtown New York neighborhood that lives by an unusual race-based code. The prequel to this third volume, Minetta Mornings, takes place twenty-five years earlier. His fourth novel, Living in the Middle, involves the most violent and significant incident of racial violence in U.S. history, the Tulsa Race Riots of 1921. The prequel to this novel, which takes place in 1896, is entitled Ticket to Tulsa. Allen’s most recent release, Sundays, is another fictional account of Allen’s ancestors which transports readers to the island of Nevis in the early 1800s and Harlem in the 1930s. This novel also features the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville in 2017. Find out more about the author and his works at his website: http://arobertallen.com

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ripple
5.0 out of 5 stars Minetta Lane - Rounding out the 3rd in a series of novels from A. Robert Allen
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2018
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Minetta Lane is the third book in the series from A. Robert Allen. The story takes place in New York City early I900's where tensions exist between Irish, Germans and Blacks and gang control of NYC's areas holds significance. From the opening chapter we are introduced to our main protagonist Bodee Rivers, and the reader is vividly guided along to the revelation of his mother's past and led to the 'discovery' of his maternal grandmother Juba. Juba has been guarding Bodee's past and family history as she long ago recognized her grandson holds a special seeing ability similar to hers and his great-grandfather where his dreams foretell the future. While Bodee is at first reluctant to learn of his family history, he discovers his dreams (presented in bits and pieces) hold key relevance to his insecurities & future if only he held confidence in trusting them and their foretelling similar to the 'gift' Juba shares. For me the storyline of Bodee and Juba develops vividly into his overcoming past problems, to the understanding of his relationship with his mother's family, to overcoming a major event unfolding in the story.

In a parallel story we're introduced to another character named triple N or"Newbie" who with his traumatic past, develops a very touching & special friendship with Mrs. Heinrich and their lives become intertwined.

These stories are as in the former 2-books of the series unfold in such a way that I was immediately engaged and wanting to read on to the next page and chapters. The developing history of both central characters is written in a manner where it was easy to envisage the events of Minetta Lane while incorporating learning the historical facts of early I900's NYC. Allen's writing is clear and flowing as draws you into learning about the many colorful characters in the book. Each chapter left me with wanting to uncover and know more about the storyline and how it would end. The book moves quickly and as with the first 2-books, when I completed Minetta Lane I held admiration for the main characters Bodee, Newbie and Juba. Another engaging read by A. Robert Allen.
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A. Toliver
4.0 out of 5 stars Historical Fiction, NYC, and just a little "magic"!
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2018
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As with each title in A. Robert Allen's Slavery and Beyond series I was fascinated by his ability to draw me in with historical details and local lore and history of select areas of NYC. Allen never disappoints the reader, immersing them into the time period and lives of characters one would like to meet or at least glimpse through time (travel). Allen knows how to weave well-researched facts about the history of New York City before and after its boroughs were combined into their current territory. In each new edition, Allen delves deeper into the culture of several groups, using richly developed characters and illustrating for the reader how these groups interacted as they came in contact with one another in this growing metropolis. We learn of their individual errors and how they helped build, even change, the world they inhabited. NYC has a diverse, segregated and integrated history rich with conflict, strife, suffering, poverty, wealth, status, charity, and dare I suggest magic. Allen gives us magic in the characters of Bodee Rivers and his maternal grandmother Madame Juba. Bodee has newly arrived on Minetta Lane when the story begins, seeking his grandmother. We are quickly introduced to other groups who co-exist in this small community nicknamed "the Bend". Mob-related blokes, bars, and numbers running seem to be the primary sources of income, ill-gotten gains. The characters that Bodee encounters in the Bend propel the story forward, leading Bodee out of the Bend and into other areas of the city where he meets other cultural and socio-economic characters. Destitute and apparently abandoned newsboys who live on the streets while hawking papers each day and accepting charity for their basic needs, or sleeping in shelters at night which pose their own dangers, are among these new acquaintances and experiences in Bodee's new life. Bodee in attempts to earn money also meets a German Protestant community and learns more about their culture and finds true friendship among a young man who desires only to serve God through ministry. As always, in stories and in life, there begets tragedy, love, fear, courage, action, survival, loss, and lessons learned. The story unfolds and it is impossible to pull away. The reader must see where Allen takes Bodee, how Bodee will navigate the challenges and embrace the newfound joys of NYC. Bodee matures before our eyes as we root for him and those he loves and attempts to protect with little to no resources or experience in life. Allen gave this reader what she has come to love about each of his books, a glimpse into history, into the very daily lives of people and groups that actually existed and shaped not only NYC but our nation. I love the new historical information Allen presents within each novel and always look forward to the next installment in the series, blog posts, emails, etc. from him and the knowledge gained about racial, cultural, and historical facts/eras within NYC. If you haven't tried this series, you should. Each novel is a stand-alone book of a different time period and different characters, though you may see some familiarities within the city as the series continues. So select any title and begin.
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Rhonda Holle
5.0 out of 5 stars Memorable
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018
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A. Robert Allen author of A WAVE FROM MAMA has written another winner of a book MINETTA LANE.
The protagonist Bodee Rivers has visions and dreams that he doesn’t understand. This quality runs in his family. Bodee is also very tall and thin that when he turns sideways you may not see him. With all of this, he is kind and thoughtful and decides to find his maternal grandmother Juba. His mother has passed on and Bodee wants answers. Answers his mother would not give him. He only knows that his mother did not believe in the supernatural beliefs of his grandmother and would not discuss them with him.
The scene takes place in New York. We are talking the turn of the century, June of 1904. Bodee wants to play ball on the Colored team The Brooklyn Monitors. At this time he doesn’t have the upper body strength to make the team.
Bodees grandmother Juba is having a feeling Bodee is coming. She isn't sure when but soon. Juba lives in an area of New York that is racially divided and there is a code to follow if you want to survive. Juba is a major influence in this area, no one goes against her.
Juba convinces Bodee to stay with her so she can help him figure out his visions and maybe fatten him up a bit. Bodee is written as a completely human figure with all the frailties of insecurity and cowardice. He finds out he is not a quitter and is actually a hero of the Slocum disaster and Knickerbocker Steam Ship Company.
I'm not going to give away too much of the story because you really should read this and hope you enjoy it as much as I did. The storyline is truthful and honest. That is part of the reason I like A. Robert Allen's writing. He uses fact and fiction and does not go too far from the truth and the story stays believable.
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marie
5.0 out of 5 stars Impressed .
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2018
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I thoroughly enjoyed this novel . The author has written a tale with a diverse cast of characters from differing ethnic backgrounds . Set in New York in the early 1900,s the descriptive writing really draws you in to the lives of the characters portrayed . A . Robert Allen has a way of making you care about his fictional characters . The story includes a disastrous event that actually occurred and has been accurately portrayed . The disaster is so well told that you can see it happening in your minds eye . All in all this is an enjoyable and educational read for anyone interested in historical fiction . I particularly loved the last chapter , I thought that was very clever , a really good ending to a fascinating and I believe historically accurate tale.
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