The Given Day

The Given Day

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name = The Given Day
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author = Dennis Lehane
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country = USA
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = HarperCollins Publishers
release_date = September 23, 2008 [ [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Given-Day/Dennis-Lehane/e/9780688163181] . "Barnes and Noble". Accessed July 30, 2008.]
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 704 p. (hardback edition) [ [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Given-Day/Dennis-Lehane/e/9780688163181] . "Barnes and Noble". Accessed July 30, 2008.]
isbn = ISBN-13: 9780688163181 (hardback edition) [ [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Given-Day/Dennis-Lehane/e/9780688163181] . "Barnes and Noble". Accessed July 30, 2008.]
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"The Given Day" is a novel by Dennis Lehane that is set for release on September 23, 2008. [ [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Given-Day/Dennis-Lehane/e/9780688163181] . "Barnes and Noble". Accessed July 30, 2008.] Columbia Pictures and Spider Man director Sam Raimi are teamed up to adapt the novel into a film. [ [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/071408gllehane.276081e.html] "Dallas Morning News". 2008. Accessed July 30, 2008.]

Plot summary

The Given Day is a historical novel set during the 1919 Boston Police Strike. The story focuses on Boston Police patrolman Danny Coughlin and talented baseball player Luther Lawrence. Danny is involved in the fight to unionize the Boston Police Department. Luther is dealing with the struggles of being a black baseball player in the early 20th century. When Luther moves to Boston from Tulsa he meets Danny and the two become friends. Together with Nora, Danny's wife, they deal with the hardships of living in Boston in the wake of WWI, where Spanish Influenza, racism, and social class division are constant struggles that Lehane's characters strive to overcome. [ [http://bloodmuse.blogspot.com/2008/07/given-day-by-dennis-lehane.html] "Blood Muse". 2008. Accessed July 31, 2008.]

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