Larry Brown Livres

Gary Jones a peut-être bien quinze ans. Sa famille vagabonde, arpente les routes et les bois du Mississippi tandis qu'il rêve d'échapper à cette vie, à l'emprise de son bon à rien d'ivrogne de père. Joe Ransom a la quarantaine bien sonnée. Il ne dénombre plus les bouteilles éclusées et les rixes déclenchées. Lorsqu'il croise le chemin de Gary, sauver le jeune garçon devient pour lui l'occasion d'expier ses péchés et de compter enfin pour quelqu'un. Ensemble, ils vont avancer et tracer à deux un cours sinueux, qui pourrait bien mener au désastre... ou à la rédemption. Roman brut et pétri d'humanité, Joe offre une peinture universelle de la lutte entre le bien et le mal qui marquera à tout jamais le lecteur.

Focusing on the critical issue of youth education in America, this book highlights the challenges faced by public schools in serving a diverse student population. It emphasizes the urgent need for improvement in the African American educational system and explores how the black church can play a vital role in supporting and encouraging youth. By advocating for hands-on attention and involvement, it underscores the church's responsibility in fostering educational success for all children, particularly African American youth, in today's society.

Set in a VA hospital, two men from Mississippi, Walter James and Braiden Chaney, share a profound connection shaped by their shared experiences as veterans of the Vietnam War. Despite their racial differences, they bond over memories and reflections on life, love, and destiny during a pivotal day and night. Their conversations reveal deep emotions and the lasting impact of their pasts, exploring themes of friendship, trauma, and healing.

Facing the Music, Larry Brown’s first book, was originally published in 1988 to wide critical acclaim. As the St. Petersburg Times review pointed out, the central theme of these ten stories “is the ageless collision of man with woman, woman with man--with the frequent introduction of that other familiar couple, drinking and violence. Most often ugly, love is nevertheless graceful, however desperate the situation.” There’s some glare from the brutally bright light Larry Brown shines on his subjects. This is the work of a writer unafraid to gaze directly at characters challenged by crisis and pathology. But for readers who are willing to look, unblinkingly, along with the writer, there are unusual rewards.

Larry Brown's highly praised novel Dirty Work established him as one of the fiercest and most powerful new voices in Southern literature, a writer who understands the sorrows and joys of everyday life. That same compassionate regard for ordinary people shines on every page of Big Bad Love, whose heroes in these stories have a fatal weakness for beer, fast women, and pick-up trucks, and who find a kind of salvation in the reckless pursuit of love.

She's had no education, and you can't call what her father's been trying to give her "love." So at seventeen, Fay Jones leaves home, carrying a purse with half a pack of cigarettes and two dollar bills. She's headed for the bright lights and big times of Biloxi, and even she knows she needs help getting there. But help's not hard to come by when you look like Fay. There's a highway patrolman who gives her a lift, with a detour to his own place. There are truck drivers who pick her up, no questions asked. There's a crop duster with money for a night or two on the town. There's a strip-joint bouncer who deals on the side. And in the end, there are five dead bodies stacked in Fay's wake. Fay is a novel that could only have been written by Larry Brown, whom the Boston Globe called "one of our finest writers -- honest, courageous, unflinching."

Harry Blake had everything going his way. He retired from a successful business career. He wrote two novels and won the most prestigious literary award in the country, not to mention a prize of 125,000 in gold coins. Hollywood had decided to make a mini-series based on his books. He had a beautiful wife and a big, loving family. They lived in a lovely home on a lake in rural South Carolina. It seemed like a perfect life. But one night changed everything. Harrys life turned upside down. Can he start over at this point in his life? Can he expect a new life after 70? This is a story about one man who refused to surrender.

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Exploring the complexities of love and heartbreak, this narrative delves into the emotional turmoil faced by its characters as they navigate relationships marked by betrayal and loss. The story highlights the journey of healing and self-discovery, emphasizing the importance of resilience and personal growth. Through vivid storytelling, it examines the impact of broken trust and the possibility of finding hope and new beginnings amidst despair. Themes of forgiveness and the transformative power of love resonate throughout, making it a poignant read.

The story follows Joe Earl, who has transformed from a carefree playboy into a responsible businessman after surviving a violent encounter with the Klu Klux Klan that claimed his brother's life. Now the owner of two successful car dealerships, Joe faces the challenge of navigating his new life while dealing with lingering threats from old enemies and a new adversary. As he contemplates relationships with two very different women, the narrative explores themes of maturity, resilience, and the impact of past trauma on one's future.