Then Like The Blind Man (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
350
Utgivningsdatum
2012-11-15
Upplaga
2nd ed.
Förlag
Blind Sight Publications
Medarbetare
King, Dave (red.)
Illustrationer
10 Illustrations
Dimensioner
229 x 152 x 19 mm
Vikt
468 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
Paperback
ISBN
9780982926970

Then Like The Blind Man

Orbie's Story

av Freddie Owens, Dave King
Häftad,  Engelska, 2012-11-15
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A storm is brewing in the all-but-forgotten backcountry of Kentucky. And, for young Orbie Ray, the swirling heavens may just have the power to tear open his family's darkest secrets. Then Like The Blind Man: Orbie's Story is the enthralling debut novel by Freddie Owens, which tells the story of a feisty wunderkind in the segregated South of the 1950s, and the forces he must overcome to restore order in his world. Nine-year-old Orbie already has his cross to bear. After the death of his father, his mother Ruby has off and married Victor, a slick-talking man with a snake tattoo. Orbie hates his stepfather more than he can stand, a fact that lands him at his grandparents' place in Harlan's Crossroads, Kentucky. Orbie grudgingly adjusts to life with his doting Granny and carping Granpaw, who are a bit too keen on their black neighbors for Orbie's taste, not to mention their Pentecostal congregation of snake handlers. Soon, however, he finds his worldviews changing, particularly when it comes to matters of race, religion and the true cause of his father's death. Equal parts Hamlet and Huckleberry Finn, Then Like The Blind Man is certain to resonate with lovers of literary and historical fiction, particularly in the grand Southern tradition of storytelling.
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owens captures his characters’ folksy appalachian diction without overdoing it and subtly reveals character through dialogue and description.  a psychologically astute, skillful, engrossing and satisfying novel.                                           – Starred For Exceptional Merit by Kirkus Reviews

every once in a while you read a book in which every element fits together so perfectly that you just sit back in awe at the skill of the storyteller. Then Like The Blind Man: ORBIE'S STORY is one of these books.                                           – The San Francisco Book Review

in an american coming-of- age novel, the author presents a stunning story with clarity and historical accuracy, rich in illuminating the appalachian culture of the time period.   – Publisher's Weekly

owens could not have created stronger characters or a more convincing story arc.  -- Writer's Digest

Then Like The Blind Man: ORBIE'S STORY is an electrifying porthole to the South of the ‘50s, where, though inane prejudice may have dominated, kindness and justice also had a place. Orbie’s sharecropping grandparents, by defying convention with unnerving grace, become founts of colloquial wisdom whose appeal is impossible to resist, and the Orbie they nurture—the best version of a boy who may otherwise have been lost—is someone the reader comes to love.  – Michelle Anne Schingler / ForeWord Reviews

With much of faith and learning, Then Like the Blind Man: ORBIE'S STORY is a strong addition to general fiction collections with a focus on coming of age tales. —Midwest Book Review



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