Blind Hill

by Fennell, Henry

• ISBN13: 9781543916201
• ISBN10: 1543916201
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-01-11
• Publisher: Bookbaby
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Summary

Blind Hill is the the story of three 13 year-old boys caught in the fallout from the turmoil of the summer of 1968 and the strained race relations that are boiling over throughout the country. Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King is murdered 50 miles away in Memphis, TN, and one of the boys hears a comment about the murder that will begin to change the way he looks at the people in his hometown. The summer that was supposed to be filled with the fun of fishing and baseball takes a more serious turn. The killing of Dr. King is soon followed by the murder of Robert Kennedy and the uncertainty of that summer grows. Follow Coy, Marcus and Ben as they explore new relationships and new challenges, along with the joy of being friends who share more in common than they could have imagined.

Author Biography

Henry Fennell grew up in a small cotton town 50 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee. He began writing for the radio listener at age fifteen in his home town and continued writing for radio for over forty years. Blind Hill is his first novel.