Everybody's Son Thrity Umrigar Review by Arlene McKanic. review of another edition. And it must be, for it deals head-on with race in America. EVERYBODY’S SON is the story of Anton, a young biracial boy left alone in an apartment for a week by his crack-addicted mother. everybody's son by Thrity Umrigar ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2017 A neglected 9-year-old biracial child adopted by a powerful white family grows up to fulfill his potential only to confront a secret which will recast his entire sense of self. In Everybody’s Son, Mam suffers at the hands of her drug dealer and is a victim of injustice. This book will keep you totally riveted from the very first page and is my favourite piece of fiction so far this year. The information about Everybody's Son shown above was first featured in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's online-magazine that keeps our members abreast of notable and high-profile books publishing in the coming weeks. David Coleman has a heavy weight to bear. Everybody’s Son sets up a compelling conflict when a drug-addicted single mother temporarily loses custody of her son. Review Everybody's Son. Shelves: fiction. In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. When Anton Vesper was nine years old, his mother, Juanita, left him in their apartment in the Roosevelt projects alone and disappeared for seven days. The premise of Thrity Umrigar’s new novel, “Everybody’s Son,” is straightforward: a wealthy white family whose son has died adopts a black child from the projects. June 06, 2017 Thrity Umrigar’s disturbing novel is going to be controversial. by Thrity Umrigar. James was destined to … The premise of Thrity Umrigar’s new novel, “Everybody’s Son,” is straightforward: a wealthy white family whose son has died adopts a black child from the projects. His son, James, was killed in an auto accident on prom night. Umrigar’s career as a journalist has rendered her a sharp observer of human nature and an informed writer who plumbs the depth behind the political façade of David to expose him as he really is.