All fire escapes lead back to the same block in Sugar Hill, Harlem- where kids run through hydrants and music blares from stereos plugged into lampposts. When a new resident (the story's unnamed narrator) notices the trash tainting the block's beauty, he is spurred to action. His best intentions go awry however when the clean-up brings media coverage that sets off a chain of events no one could’ve anticipated.

Realizing he has yet again polluted his reality with unintended consequences, the narrator’s fight to protect the block evolves into a quest to cleanse his soul. The choices he makes cannot change the past and the secrets that haunt him, but will alter the future for himself, his family...and the last block in Harlem.
 
Christopher Herz was born in New York but grew up bouncing up and down the coast of California. Returning to New York as an adult, he was inspired by his Sugar Hill, Harlem, neighborhood and began drafting his novel 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. His determination paid off, and he caught the attention of the press, which ultimately led to landing a publishing deal.
 
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