Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery
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256 pages
John Gregory Brown's luminous first novel takes on the enduring themes of great Southern fiction - family, race, and faith - in a heartbreaking tale of identity, devotion, and regret. At its rich emotional center is the Eagen family of New Orleans, Irish Catholics of "mixed blood" in a city where race defines destiny. The mesmerizing story begins with the collapse of a bridge and its consequences for Thomas Eagen, a troubled young doctor whose unforeseen journey still haunts his daughter, Mered
ISBN: 9780618154524
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Author"It is so atmospheric, so hauntingly described, that the reader never quite emerges from the book."
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