Great Expectations

In this coming-of-age-novel, readers meet David, a young Black man who finds himself intrigued by the words of the senator from Illinois who hopes to become the first Black president of the United States. David is drawn to the senator’s idealistic rhetoric and decides to work for the presidential campaign. Throughout the 18-month journey, he faces a variety of challenges that raise questions about his faith, politics, and feelings about race as a Black man and father in America. Great Expectations (Hogarth), author Cunningham’s debut novel, seeks to capture the whirlwind of emotions of a historic campaign.