Palace Council | 
Despite reading part 3 of this saga out of turn with the feeling that I had skipped an entire generation of the privileged and elite Garland family, I kept pace. Though the Wesley clan is this title's focus, the influence of deceased Patriarch, Oliver Garland, is still revered. Part 2 is on my TBR.
pickAs Edward Trotter Wesley Jr, son of an esteemed clergyman, searches globally for his sister, Junie, a romantic backstory builds. Eddie is polished yet tough. His designs on Aurie are not eclipsed by his 17-year search. A complex saga of Harlem's Black elite on the cusp of the Civil Rights era.
pickGlad I supplemented this read with audio. The reader slips from narration to voices seamlessly. Impeccable intonation and cadence. In addition to mastering both "educated" and urban dialects, his impressions of known figures like Nixon, JFK are undeniable. West Indian, Asian, boardroom to 'hood.
I'm on the home stretch. Can't wait to finish tonight. You can't figure this guy out. There've been some amazing twists. Despite them, I'm holding on to one observation.
" 'You're gonna tell me,' he said. The second man from the car approached. Eddie made a fist. ... At that moment Eddie would happily have told the gangster anything to stop that nail from going in--anything except the secret that might lead to his sister."
FIRST MENTION OF TITLE: Pg 73
"35--Term 2--Palace Council to reconsider timing. ... Aurelia shook her head. Who or what was the Palace Council?" I'm with "Aurie." I don't think Palace Council is a what -- but a who. It's a code name. The dead guy's initials are PC.
AUDIOBOOK QUESTION
This book is not playing in correct order. I did notice that the chapters downloaded randomly -- not in successive order. Wonder if it's playing in the order the content was downloaded. Anybody have suggestions? Thanks. 📲
Some of the bourgeoisie characters of "...Ocean Park" return. "Palace Council" is on my shelf; and I saw it on Overdrive. So I got the audiobook; and will alternate. The uppercrust Garland family is connected. So far, cameos include Harry Belafonte, Bob Hope, Lena Horne, and Langston Hughes.
