The honor killing of David L. Branton : a novel / Jonathan Branton.
Honor killings typically happen in the Middle East - not Allentown PA. In Kuwait, honor killing is a misdemeanor, not a major crime. Gay men are thrown off of building tops and unfaithful wives are stoned to death for the perceived damage these imperfect people do to the family honor. In The Honor Killing of David L. Branton, however, author Jonathan Branton tells the story of his older brother David who disappeared 29 years ago January 7. What if, the author asks, an honor killing happened here in Allentown - a small, fading former industrial town on Pennsylvania's eastern border - to a locally august family full of doctors, lawyers, pilots and country club members? Branton posits that though his brother was president of his high school class and a practicing attorney, his cocaine addiction, homosexuality, and HIV diagnosis drove his family to kill him to protect their name. -- provided by the publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798410646710
- Physical Description: 84 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: [United States] : Jonathan Branton, 2022.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from cover. |
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Subject: | Honor killings > Fiction. Gay men > Fiction. Drug addicts > Fiction. Missing persons > Investigation > Fiction. Biographical fiction. Allentown (Pa.) > Fiction. Pennsylvanian > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 10 of 10 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 10 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library | BRA (Text) | 33249025404033 | Fiction | Available | - |
Lower Macungie Library | FIC BRA (Text) | 33400001545709 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Palmerton Area Library | F B73 (Text) | 65000000058919 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Parkland Community Library | F BRA (Text) | 34422007243666 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Whitehall Township Public Library | F BRANTON, JONATHAN (Text) | 36305002961754 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Whitehall Township Public Library | LOCAL HISTORY 813 BRAN (Text) | 36305002999366 | Reference Local History | Available | - |
Allentown Public Library | BRANTON, JONATHAN (Text) | 34455006878272 | Storage | Available | - |
Allentown Public Library | BRANTON, JONATHAN (Text) | 34455006950493 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Bethlehem Main Library | f (Text) | 33062009569550 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Dimmick Main Library | F BRA (Text) | 304441003412072 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Honor killings typically happen in the Middle East - not Allentown PA. In Kuwait, honor killing is a misdemeanor, not a major crime. Gay men are thrown off of building tops and unfaithful wives are stoned to death for the perceived damage these imperfect people do to the family honor. In The Honor Killing of David L. Branton, however, author Jonathan Branton tells the story of his older brother David who disappeared 29 years ago January 7. What if, the author asks, an honor killing happened here in Allentown - a small, fading former industrial town on Pennsylvania's eastern border - to a locally august family full of doctors, lawyers, pilots and country club members? Branton posits that though his brother was president of his high school class and a practicing attorney, his cocaine addiction, homosexuality, and HIV diagnosis drove his family to kill him to protect their name.