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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... woman produced a pack of Salems from her skirt pocket and tapped one out . " Possibly the shells . . . " She lit up , exhaled a narrow stream of smoke , and stood holding the cigarette to the side , a hand on her hip , as if he were a ...
... woman produced a pack of Salems from her skirt pocket and tapped one out . " Possibly the shells . . . " She lit up , exhaled a narrow stream of smoke , and stood holding the cigarette to the side , a hand on her hip , as if he were a ...
Page 88
... woman in the child . Madeleine , who had grown into a beautiful woman , looked aggrieved . There were no further clippings , only a picture drawn in gray crayon loose between the next two pages , depicting a featureless anthropomorphic ...
... woman in the child . Madeleine , who had grown into a beautiful woman , looked aggrieved . There were no further clippings , only a picture drawn in gray crayon loose between the next two pages , depicting a featureless anthropomorphic ...
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... woman with chestnut hair . Not a virgin - far from it — yet virginal to his touch . Vida knew he was trying to match her up with the woman . Not their looks- though they might have been reflections of one another — but their hearts ...
... woman with chestnut hair . Not a virgin - far from it — yet virginal to his touch . Vida knew he was trying to match her up with the woman . Not their looks- though they might have been reflections of one another — but their hearts ...
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