Half of Paradise
$34.54
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
30 September 1999
Summary
Echoes of the Bayou: A Louisiana Elegy
Toussaint Boudreaux, a black docker in 1950s New Orleans, endures the daily sting of racism while chasing a brighter future in the boxing ring. But fate deals a cruel blow, landing him in the unforgiving grip of penal servitude.
J.P. Winfield, a rural talent with a knack for the twelve-string guitar, finds that his shot at stardom exposes the dark underbelly of the American dream.
Avery Broussard, scion of a fallen French dynast…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780752826394 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0752826395 |
| Author: | James Lee Burke |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 30 September 1999 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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It’s been a long time since a crime novel made me cry. It’s been a long time since a crime novel made every hair on my body stand on end. THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN did both - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
James Lee Burke has a sophisticated and brilliantly expressed vision of humanity - TLSBurke is the poet of the tortured South and never fails to connect at all levels - TIME OUTNo crime writer in America can hold a pen to Burke’s mastery of style and powers of evocation and empathy; this is prose that cuts straight to the heart - GUARDIANAbout The Author
James Lee Burke
James Lee Burke is the author of numerous award-winning novels, many featuring Detective Dave Robicheaux. He lives with his wife, Pearl, in Missoula, Montana.
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