Neighbors and Other Stories (Faber Editions)

''This breathtaking collection is a marvel ... One of my literary foremothers.'' Tayari Jones
''Astute, brilliantly observed, these timeless stories are remarkable. It''s all the more poignant to know the writer died at such a heartbreakingly young age:'' Jackie Kay
''Oliver exquisitely projects the biggest narrative of mid-century America ¿ Jim Crow ¿ onto the smallest realities of everyday Black life. These stories are all gems.'' Mendez
''Prose of such unexpected grace, with such sharp Gothic swerves, that you hold your breath, completely at Oliver''s mercy. What a talent.'' Lucy Caldwell

And she was becoming frightened too, looking at all those white faces pressed against the windowpanes.

One Black family comes under attack as their little boy prepares to start at an all-white school.
Friends plan a protest sit-in at the Rose Crest Tea Room, only to be arrested.
The first Black student ¿ always the ¿Experimen