ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) reviewed on + 328 more book reviews
This novel is about "the society of the street people in the New South" and their relationship to the middle class. Their stories are filled with violence and sex. I found this to be dark and fast-moving yet surprisingly at times humorous and even entertaining. Wonderful character development.
The author is a past Poet Laureate of North Carolina. He has written numerous books of poetry as well as six novels. THE GAUDY PLACE was awarded the Sir Walter Raleigh Prize.
The author is a past Poet Laureate of North Carolina. He has written numerous books of poetry as well as six novels. THE GAUDY PLACE was awarded the Sir Walter Raleigh Prize.
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