Five-Carat Soul

By: James McBride

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Paperback | 25 November 2025 | Edition Number 1

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336 Pages

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19.6 x 12.9 x 2.3

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FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE

''McBride at his brave and joyous best''
New York Times Book Review

''A furious joy drives these glimpses of brave lives in perilous places''
San Francisco Chronicle

An antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by a Civil War General now sits in the home of a black minister in Queens. Five strangers find themselves thrown together and face unexpected judgment. An American president draws inspiration from a conversation he overhears in a stable. And members of The Five-Carat Soul Bottom Bone Band recount stories from their messy and hilarious lives.

These stories spring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge. A collection of surprising, perceptive and evocative short stories from internationally bestselling novelist James McBride, Five Carat Soul is a moving exploration of our human condition.

Industry Reviews

Brash, daring and defiantly original . . . [these] stories are bound to stay with readers for a very long time - NPR

A furious joy drives these glimpses of brave lives in perilous places - San Francisco Chronicle

McBride is such an agile writer that each voice feels authentic and somehow familiar . . . These are stories of and from the soul - Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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