Mecca av Susan Straight

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<p><b>One of <i>The Washington Post''s </i>Ten Best Books of 2022. Finalist for the 2022 <i>Kirkus </i>Prize and the 2023 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. One of the <i>New York Times</i>'' 10 Best California Books of 2022 and one of NPR''s Best Books of 2022. </b><b>A <i>New York Times Book Review </i>Editors'' Choice.</b><br><b><br>"A wide and deep view of a dynamic, multiethnic Southern California . . . Susan Straight is an essential voice in American writing and in writing of the West." ¿<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><b><br><br>From the National Book Award finalist Susan Straight, <i>Mecca</i> is a stunning epic tracing the intertwined lives of native Californians fighting for life and land<br><br></b>Johnny Fr¿ has California in his blood. A descendant of the state¿s Indigenous people and Mexican settlers, he has Southern California¿s forgotten towns and canyons in his soul. He spends his days as a highway patrolman pulling over speeders, ignoring their racist insults, and