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Start giftingThe Last Block in Harlem
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Learn moreA young couple seeking a fresh start moves into a fourth floor walk-up in Sugar Hill, Harlem—where kids run through hydrants and music blares from stereos plugged into lampposts. When the husband notices trash marring the streets, he finds his cause. However, his best intentions go awry when his clean-up efforts bring media coverage that sets off a rash of evictions and ushers in an influx of new and affluent tenants.
His fight to clean up the block evolves into a quest to cleanse his soul, but the choices he makes cannot change the past and the secrets that haunt him. What exists beneath the surface can't be held down for long. On the last block in Harlem, accomplishment and love will clash, but which force is strong enough to win?
Christopher Herz was born in New York but grew up bouncing up and down the coast of California. At the age of 8, after experiencing the reaction of his third-grade class to a story he had written and read aloud, Herz knew he wanted to be a writer. Returning to New York as an adult, he was inspired by his Sugar Hill, Harlem, neighborhood and began drafting his first novel, The Last Block in Harlem, as a love letter to his block. Upon finishing the manuscript, Herz left his job and began hand-selling his book throughout New York City. Walking the streets each day until he had sold 10 copies, he caught the attention of Publishers Weekly, which featured Herz in an August 2009 article. Herz also took photos and notes on each buyer’s story, and his fascinating collage of readers and contextual vignettes can be seen on his blog Herz Words.