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Mr. Jimmy from Around the Way – Brenau University

Tuesday, February 20th, 2024

Join award-winning author Jeffrey Blount in conversation about his newest book, Mr. Jimmy from Around the Way!

Mr. Jimmy from Around the Way

James Henry Ferguson doesn’t belong here.

After a highly publicized fall from grace, James attempts to flee from the chaos in his life. He ends up in a community he had never heard of before, one that has been neglected and ignored by everyone in rural Ham, Mississippi. A place of abject poverty, the neighborhood is commonly referred to as “Around the Way.”

Within a place forgotten by the rest of the world, politics can be a dangerous game. When a troubling discovery is made, the entire neighborhood is rocked to its core and James is forced to confront his own past in order to help the community have a future. He will have to find the strength to fight for the neighbors he once disregarded and avert a heart-breaking disaster.

A self-identified failure is forced to uncover the wisdom of his past in order to recognize that money can’t solve every problem. Full of never-ending twists and turns, no one can prepare themselves for the surprises in store. Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way is a story about failure, self-discovery, empowerment, and the possibility of redemption.

Author: Jeffrey Blount

Hardcover: $24.95 (ISBN: 9780825310324)

Ebook: $9.99 (ISBN: 9780825309106)

FICTION / Literary

350 pages

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