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The Wrecked, Blessed Body of Shelton Lafleur (Thorndike Press Large Print Paperback Series) - Softcover
Synopsis
Abandoned during the Depression, Shelton Lafleur is adopted by a wealthy, benevolent white family and raised as an adored son. But at eight years old, a tumble from a tree in a New Orleans park cripples him for life. Taken to an orphanage, he is inexplicably rescued by a man well versed in outsmarting a community divided by race. And it is he who holds the key to Shelton's haunting, entangled past, and ultimately, to his redemption. Recounted in the beguiling voice of a now elderly Shelton Lafleur, who has achieved fame as a painter of black southern life, this is a superbly written and compelling testament to the age-old powers of benevolence, forgiveness, and understanding.
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About the Author
John Gregory Brown teaches at Sweet Briar College in Virginia, where he lives with his wife and their three children. For ihs first novel, Decorations in a Ruined Cemetary (which is also published by Sceptre), he received both the Lyndhurst Prize and the Steinbeck Award. His second novel The Wrecked, Blessed Body of Shelton Lafleur was published to great acclaim by Sceptre in 1996.
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- PublisherG K Hall & Co
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0783881983
- ISBN 13 9780783881980
- BindingPaperback
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