Ghalen

A Romance in Black

De: Walter Mosley

Narrado por: Dion Graham

Read by Dion Graham (AudioFile Golden Voice & Audible Hall of Fame narrator)

A stellar addition to the Amistad list: a beautiful coming-of-age novel from MWA Grand Master and PEN and Edgar Award-winner Walter Mosley that explores love in all forms—romantic, familial, and platonic, centered on one Black family, including a neurodivergent man, and the found bonds that helps ground them.

One of the most acclaimed writers working today, Walter Mosley spins magic once again in this beautiful novel that explores the lives of Black characters and one remarkable family through a lens both universal and unique. It touches on the lives of those whose deepest thoughts and motivations are seldom explored—including the neurodivergent, the incarcerated, and the immigrant tortured by their past—characters who will stay with you and change how you see the world.

Ghalen, a brilliant young Black man, is the son of two seemingly mismatched parents. His mother, a gifted scientist, whose own mother expected her to exceed all the achievements in her family, and his father, a gentle cook at a small vegan restaurant, whose idiosyncratic nature shows the young woman a radically different love and understanding of life, despite his inexperience and lack of education.

His parents’ grand love story starts it all off, setting us up to follow Ghalen and his family so deeply, that each new twist and turn feels personal.

The journey through Ghalen’s coming-of-age tale, as he ventures out into the world, is marked with peaks and valleys and such a drive that you can’t help but strap in for it all, while not wanting it to end.

Lush and cinematic, with the narrative drive and indelible power of Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead andPaul Murray’s The Bee Sting, Ghalen is one of this bestselling, prize-winning writer’s finest achievements.

Best audio book!!!

This was a wonderful experience. The love of a spouse, family and community. Was deep in the way those situations were presented. I have to buy the book to highlight what was shared.

Slow and easy, truth be told.

Resplendent story telling
Humor always on time
Acceptance of others
The common sense always felt
hopeful.
Experience was not always learned
by their mistakes, from empathy.
Atlas personalities.
Tallest trees in the forest.
Attention is the purest form of
generosity they all possessed
those traits,
Simple is not always easy.
A very good book that I recommend
and enjoyed.

It felt personal

I love the characters. Well written and read. Robert was my favorite; he was real.

Wow

Excellent story about life, love, death and unconditional love. You will enjoy every minute of this book

The internal dialogue. The way race affects everyone. The struggle of mental illness. The strong male characters.

Nothing. It was great and I will read it again. Please do not dictate to me when I do not have to write your review.