Set in the shadows of the deep South, these four linked stories take readers into the lives of the night people - the odd, the innocent, the evil and the unearthly. Theirs is a world of sexual confusion, religious fanaticism, racial discrimination, child abuse and poverty.
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Set in the shadows of the deep South, these four linked stories take readers into the lives of the night people - the odd, the innocent, the evil and the unearthly. Theirs is a world of sexual confusion, religious fanaticism, racial discrimination, child abuse and poverty.
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This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear.
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New York. 1992. October 1992. Grove Press. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0802115381. 191 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by iT. keywords: Literature America. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Gifford (WILD AT HEART) never shies away from confrontational fiction even when it strains credulity. Yet these four well-wrought, linked novellas, all dealing with struggle and violence-particularly violence toward women-and all set in dark corners of the South, all have the stamp of truth. Big Betty Stalcup and Miss Cutie Early, two lesbian ex-convicts, preach the gospel of Miss Jesus our Holy Mother as they search for one redeemable man-and leave in their wake the severed heads of the irredeemable. Beatifica Brown, a devout abortionist, is visited by the spirit of abolitionist John Brown, who counsels her to adopt his methods in fighting the anti-abortion zealots of Louisiana. Dallas and Dilys Salt, brother and sister rival evangelists and the parents of a 14-year-old with Down's syndrome, preach their respectively pro-life and pro-choice messages from the pulpits of the Church on the One Hand and the Church on the Other Hand. Fourteen-year-old Marble Lesson, who survives a bus wreck and an attempted rape, defines her philosophy in letters to Jesus. Gifford delights in improbable names: this volume is filled with characters known as the brothers Mano and Boca Demente, and places dubbed Egypt City, Fla., and Checkerboard Chucky's Change of Heart Bar. He writes with clarity and great economy, imbuing these weird and unsavory vignettes with an engaging lyricism. And the ever-present black humor buoys the narrative without trivializing either the characters or their plights. -publishers weekly. inventory #23277.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light age-toning. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Good in Very Good jacket. Hardcover, good in a very good dust jacket, 1992 First Edition, 190 pages. S D1**USPS Priority mail will be used for most packages**