Out of the Night That Covers Me
Full Description
John McMillan was only eight years old when his mother died and he was ripped, without warning, from his sheltered world of books and gentility. Now on his aunt's run-down tenant farm in southern Alabama, abused by his alcoholic uncle, and completely bereft, John longs for escape--his only hope for survival. He's about to get his wish in a way no one could ever predict....A twist of fate will bring John to the Bend, a black settlement that has become a refuge for outcasts, where he'll join Tuway, a black man who helps others leave the South and find a new life in Chicago. ... more
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Critical Praise
"Written with grace and sympathy."
-New York Times Book Review
"Stunning….This lyrical, moving novel should establish Devoto as a great Southern novelist."
-Library Journal
"Wholly convincing....[John is] a terrific and totally believable little kid. From his point of view we see an entire society beginning to implode."
-Washington Post Book World
- Category:
- FICTION
- Format:
- TRADE PAPERBACK
- Publish Date:
- 12/1/2001
- Price:
- $23.99/$26.99
- ISBN:
- 9780446678025
- Pages:
- 448
- Size:
- 5-1/4" x 8"
