Reese Jackson, so prominent he has garnered an Ebony profile, tries to stay above the fray. Cooper Connelly, who hails from a prominent white family, takes an unexpectedly progressive view toward school integration while the esteemed Dr. Suddenly the connections between whites and blacks are revealed to be deeper than anyone expected, which makes the town's struggle with integration that much more complicated. No one thinks much of his death-just a typical hunting accident-until the sheriff orders an investigation. But the truth is brought to the forefront when Billy Ray Puckett, a white man wounded while hunting, shows up at the segregated Doctors Hospital. The two rarely mix, or so everyone believes.
Black people live on one side of town and whites live on the other. With endearing, fully realized characters and a mystery that will keep readers guessing until the final page, The Air Between Us will keep you engrossed until the end.Revere, Mississippi, with its population of "20,000 and sinking" is not unlike most Southern towns in the sixties.
At times, it seems the town’s only distraction is the racially ambiguous Madame Melba, a fortune teller and ‘voyeur’ with a past. Reese Jackson, who is so prominent that even Ebony has profiled him, tries to stay above the fray. Connelly takes an unexpectedly progressive view toward integration the esteemed Dr. Suddenly the connections between white and black are revealed to be deeper than anyone expects, which makes the town’s struggle with integration that much more complicated and consuming. He dies, however, and most people assume it is just a typical hunting accident until the sheriff orders an investigation. Cooper Connelly, the town’s most high profile resident, assures Billy Ray’s family he’ll be fine. But the truth is brought to the forefront when Critter, who is only ten, black and barely tall enough to see over the dashboard, drives Billy Ray wounded in a suspicious hunting accident to the segregated Doctor’s Hospital. Blacks live on one side of town and whites on the other.
Revere, Mississippi, with its population of ‘20,000 and sinking,’ is not unlike most Southern towns in the 1960s.
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