The Gone Dead by Chanelle Benz (English) Compact Disc Book

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Billie James' inheritance isn't much: a little money and a shack in the Mississippi Delta. The house once belonged to her father, a renowned black poet who died unexpectedly when Billie was four years old. Though Billie was there when the accident happened, she has no memory of that day--and she hasn't been back to the South since. Thirty years later, Billie returns but her father's home is unnervingly secluded: her only neighbors are the McGees, the family whose history has been entangled with hers since the days of slavery. As Billie encounters the locals, she hears a strange rumor: that she herself went missing on the day her father died. As the mystery intensifies, she finds out that this forgotten piece of her past could put her in danger.Inventive, gritty, and openhearted, The Gone Dead is an astonishing debut novel about race, justice, and memory that lays bare the long-concealed wounds of a family and a country.

FORMATCompact Disc LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Chanelle Benz has published short stories in Guernica, Granta.com, Electric Literature, The American Reader, Fence, and The Cupboard, and is the recipient of an O. Henry Prize. Her story collection The Man Who Shot Out My Eye Is Dead was published in 2017 by Ecco. It was named a Best Book of 2017 by the San Francisco Chronicle and one of Electric Literature's 15 Best Short Story Collections of 2017. It was also longlisted for the 2018 PEN/Robert Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. She currently lives in Memphis, where she teaches at Rhodes College.Bahni Turpin has guest starred in many television series, including NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Six Feet Under, and Cold Case. Her film credits include Brokedown Palace and Crossroads. She has won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and three prestigious Audie Awards.

Review

"The music of the spoken word shows that Benz has a strong ear and appreciation for Southern culture that rings true."-- "Kirkus Reviews""Populated by a cast of delightfully untrustworthy characters, and told from multiple points of view, Billie's quest to discover what really happened one night thirty years earlier is propulsive from the outset...A beautiful and devastating portrait of the modern South, this book will linger in the minds of readers."-- "Publishers Weekly""The novel is beautifully written throughout, with descriptions of the land, sounds, and even Billie's dog, Rufus, especially enthralling. Benz's inclusion of Clifton's lost work make Billie's experiences authentic."-- "Library Journal (starred review)"

Review Quote

"The novel is beautifully written throughout, with descriptions of the land, sounds, and even Billie's dog, Rufus, especially enthralling. Benz's inclusion of Clifton's lost work make Billie's experiences authentic."

Details ISBN1982661984 Author Bahni Turpin Language English Year 2019 ISBN-10 1982661984 ISBN-13 9781982661984 Publication Date 2019-06-25 DEWEY 813/.6 Playing time 486 Publisher HarperCollins Format Compact Disc Imprint HarperCollins Narrator Bahni Turpin Alternative 9781982661960 Audience General We've got this

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