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In a small Mississippi town, two men are torn
apart by circumstance and reunited by tragedy in this resonant new novel from
the award-winning author of the critically-acclaimed Hell at the Breech.
Larry Ott and Silas ''32'' Jones were unlikely boyhood friends. Larry was the
child of lower middle-class white parents, Silas the son of a poor, single,
black mother -- their worlds as different as night and day. Yet a special bond
developed between them in Chabot, Mississippi. But within a few years, tragedy
struck. In high school, a girl who lived up the road from Larry had gone to the
drive-in movie with him and nobody had seen her again. Her stepfather tried to
have Larry arrested but no body was found and Larry never confessed. The
incident shook up the town, including Silas, and the bond the boys shared was
irrevocably broken.
Almost thirty years have passed. Larry, a mechanic, lives a solitary existence
in Chabot, never able to rise above the whispers of suspicion, the looks of
blame that have shadowed him. Silas left home to play college baseball, but now
he's Chabot's constable. The men have few reasons to cross paths, and they
rarely do -- until fate intervenes again.
Another teenage girl has disappeared, causing rumors to swirl once again. Now,
two men who once called each other friend are finally forced to confront the
painful past they've buried for too many years.
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- City:
- Birmingham ,
- Province:
- Alabama
- Postal Code:
- 35209-1918
- Country:
- United States
Rick Bragg in the Movies
Even though you weren’t able to attend the September 26, 2011, sold-out world premiere of Alabama’s Rick Bragg: Out of the Dirt, here’s your opportunity to view the entire movie at home, as well as much bonus footage not seen in the original documentary.
Listen in on distinguished Alabamaians, local friends and family tell inside tales on Rick as a child and award-winning best-selling author. Rick also gives his life’s philosophy in many scenes. Find out about his mother’s poetry; hear his aunt tell of dressing him as a girl when he was a tot. If ever there was a priceless gift, this is it.
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