Runner up in the Third Tartt Fiction Award We couldnt resist this humorousand sympathetic look at Black culture in America much of which is centered onchurch an... » 

Runner up in the Third Tartt Fiction Award We couldnt resist this humorousand sympathetic look at Black culture in America much of which is centered onchurch and love. Manleys take on mixed race marriage is immensely touchingshe has a gift for winding humor and tragedy into a tight ball that alternatelybounces laughter off the walls of your stomach and tightens it into a lump. «