The Butterfly Lady
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.39 (595 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1939675006 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Meaningful and moving." according to Allegra D. This book is simply a marvel. Its characters and images, conversations and settings are still gleaming in my memory, replaying and showing new meaning. That's just it: this book isn't just brilliantly written (it is, to be sure), it is meaningful. It is moving. It captured me in a way that I found surprising.The characters are presented in the present, though the narrator gives us insightful slivers of their pasts, show. Amazon Customer said You won't read another novel like this one.. Purchase this book, you won't be sorry! This book is very interesting and captures you from Chapter 1. I have not seen a main character such as Gabriel, in any literature to date. This is definitely an original piece that will force you to think and feel. I am so glad I have added this to my library.. Amazing! Jada C. Jackson What an excellent piece! Grabs you from the first page and doesn't let go. Definite must-read! Couldn't put it down!
Tortured by his zealous father, Gabriel moves to Cleveland, Ohio, to start a new life. Fearless, in the tradition of Morrison, he looks under beds and throws open closet doors to present truth – drawing the reader in to the place where lives crash. He writes with the fierceness and truth of James Baldwin and has given us a story that lingers and informs long after the last sentence. - Anton Nimblett, author of Sections of an Orange The Butterfly Lady riffs from the page in bursts and twists, conflagrating image, sound, language and character in a literary mimicry of jazz Danny Hoey's confident prose takes the reader into the heart of Cleveland's inner-city where its inhabitants face sometimes unanswerable questions of sexuality, identity, and race. Soon, he learns that his presence, despite giving order to those closest to him, incites fear and hatred. This stunning first novel wrestles with the horrors of love and the consequences of being black, gay, and male. - Dana Johnson, author of Elsewhere, California and Break Any Woman Down,