Louisiana BreakdownWelcome to Grail, Louisiana -- next to nothing and just beyond reality -- where hoodoo meets Jesus, and townsfolk pray to both. This dark fantasy delves into the psychological and motivational depths of Grail and its residents. Miss Sedele mixes up green cocktails called 'cryptoverdes' at Le Bon Chance. Vida Dumars, owner of the Moonlight Diner, peers into the deepest realms of her customers' hearts as though they were picture windows. Town spirit Good Gray Man has promised good fortune to the town as long as it hangs onto tradition. A quirky, fantastical town's heart and soul are slowly, often painfully revealed in this dark and captivating novella. |
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... Nedra ! " A pretty black woman wearing a bathrobe , her bronze - colored hair hanging in dozens of thin braids , came out of the back room . The bathrobe was not belted , and she was naked beneath it . She didn't seem self - conscious ...
... Nedra ! " A pretty black woman wearing a bathrobe , her bronze - colored hair hanging in dozens of thin braids , came out of the back room . The bathrobe was not belted , and she was naked beneath it . She didn't seem self - conscious ...
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... Nedra glanced upward , lifted her hand as if signaling a waiter , and closed her eyes . Seconds later , the volume was reduced . Watching this , Mustaine felt like a kid who had fallen into the deep end of the pool and discovered that ...
... Nedra glanced upward , lifted her hand as if signaling a waiter , and closed her eyes . Seconds later , the volume was reduced . Watching this , Mustaine felt like a kid who had fallen into the deep end of the pool and discovered that ...
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... Nedra leaned across the table , holding both hands above the shells . Her nostrils flared and her breathing grew increasingly labored . The shells had spilled into four main groupings , one markedly smaller than the rest . With a ...
... Nedra leaned across the table , holding both hands above the shells . Her nostrils flared and her breathing grew increasingly labored . The shells had spilled into four main groupings , one markedly smaller than the rest . With a ...
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