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The honor killing of David L. Branton : a novel / Jonathan Branton.

Branton, Jonathan, (author.).

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. -- 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.
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
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 -

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