Literary Fiction
Date Published: May 15, 2025
Delivered is a moving, contemporary novel about Jean Valeur, a Haitian American NYU grad student whose life is derailed after he’s wrongly arrested during a party sting. After a harrowing stint at Rikers Island, Jean is released under a COVID-19 emergency order into a city unrecognizable from the one he once knew. Now a food delivery worker, he must rebuild a broken life, reconnect with estranged loved ones, and face the friend who betrayed him.
Told entirely in Jean’s raw, lyrical voice, Delivered is an
unforgettable story of redemption, justice, and self-forgiveness.
“Freedom, it suggests, is not the absence of bars, but the hard-won choice to forgive not just others but also oneself.” — Publishers Weekly
About the Author
James Mondesir is a Haitian-American writer, educator and father. His
work centers on themes of justice, race, and personal redemption. He lives in
Jersey City with his wife and their dog. Delivered is his second novel.
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