{"id":151,"date":"2015-10-14T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/creativecache.biz\/?p=151"},"modified":"2015-12-04T18:29:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T23:29:20","slug":"provenance-on-sale-now-sweeping-debut-novel-explores-americas-third-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativecache.biz\/?p=151","title":{"rendered":"PROVENANCE: ON SALE NOW! Sweeping Debut Novel Paints a Vivid Portrait of a Family Determined to Live Undefined by Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-134\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecache.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Hardcover-and-eBook-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-134\" src=\"https:\/\/creativecache.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Hardcover-and-eBook-Image-300x271.jpg\" alt=\"Provenance: A Novel \" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Provenance: A Novel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Self-determination, a basic and historically elusive human right, is the core of <a href=\"http:\/\/donnadrewsawyer.com\/?page_id=18\">Donna Drew Sawyer<\/a>\u2019s epic debut novel, <strong>PROVENANCE<\/strong> (Creative Cache; October 2015). Set in the early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century, against the strict racist traditions of the Deep South and the freedom and vibrancy of Paris on the verge of World War II, <strong>PROVENANCE<\/strong>, is the story of a family willing to do whatever is necessary to ensure they determine their own destiny.<\/p>\n<p>Hank Whitaker longed for more than society said he could have. When a fateful incident forces him to use his racially ambiguous looks to escape certain death; Hank assumes the identity of the same people that revile him.\u00a0When tragedy strikes Hank confesses to his wife and 18-year-old son, Lance, that he is really a black man passing as white. The revelation launches the family on an epic journey as Lance\u00a0tries to figure out which life to live; continue passing as his father did, or shatter the fa\u00e7ade and become the Negro he never imagined he was.<\/p>\n<p>Like many African Americans, more than 200,000 before World War I, Lance flees\u00a0the U.S. to find racial freedom in the libert\u00e9, \u00e9galit\u00e9, fraternit\u00e9 of France between the World Wars. Among the wealthy expats in Europe, he finds love and a passion for art but knows that one misstep could unravel the life he has so carefully constructed. With the art world as its backdrop, <strong>PROVENANCE<\/strong> intertwines <a href=\"http:\/\/donnadrewsawyer.com\/?page_id=78316\">real people and places with fictional characters<\/a> to paint a vivid picture of African Americans who defied tradition to escape racial barriers. Though each character\u2019s path is unique, as racial pioneers they shared the same quest\u2014the right to live undefined by race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROVENANCE<\/strong> is about the determination to dictate one\u2019s destiny\u2014despite their provenance. The experiences and insights of the book\u2019s characters are as timely today as ever; because race still has the power to divide or unite, cannot predict success or failure and, continues to be powerless in the face of love and passion. <strong>PROVENANCE <\/strong>is perfect book club fiction, a page-turner that will have readers questioning assumptions about race,\u00a0family and destiny long after the book\u2019s final page.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>See the full <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecache.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Provenance-Press-Release-FINAL-3.pdf\">Provenance Press Release<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-determination, a basic and historically elusive human right, is the core of Donna Drew Sawyer\u2019s epic debut novel, PROVENANCE (Creative Cache; October 2015). 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