Red Clay Suzie
β Scribed by Jeffrey Dale Lofton
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Georgia, who battles bullying, ignorance, and disdain as he makes his way in life as an outsiderβbefore finding acceptance in unlikely places.
Fueled by tomato sandwiches and green milkshakes, and obsessed with cars, Philbet struggles with life and love as a gay boy in rural Georgia. Heβs happiest when helping Grandaddy dig potatoes from the vegetable garden that connects their houses. But Philbetβs world is shattered and his resilience shaken by events that crush his innocence and sense of security; expose his misshapen chest skillfully hidden behind shirts Mama makes at home; and convince him that heβs not fit to be loved by Knox, the older boy he idolizes to distraction. Over time, Philbet finds refuge in unexpected places and inner strength in unexpected ways, leading to a resolution in the form of a letter from beyond the grave..M.F
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Photographs and simple text introduce homophones, words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
"Among other things, Shepherd has always been an elemental poet. His work abounds with the imagery and motifs of water and fire, and while those elements are important here, it is air and earth that are the more dominant elements in this collection. . . . Clay, red clay in particular, recurs several