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For The First Time Since He Left His Birthplace In Kentucky For San Francisco, Raphael Hardin Has Returned Home Alone. Before, He Had Always Brought Men With Him On His Visits, Lovers With Whom His Mother Had Been Civil, Even Flirtatious, While His Father Retreated To His Sacred Workshop. Now His Mother Has Died And, At Age Thirty-six, Raphael Has Come Back To See His Dying Father, Who Knows And Disapproves Of Raphael's Boyfriends But Who Is Unaware That This, His Youngest Child, May Be Ill As Well. Raphael's Halting, Often Painful Attempt To Reconcile With His Father Forms The Centerpiece Of Fenton Johnson's Astonishing Novel - The Second For A Writer Whose Work The Chicago Tribune Has Called As Rich And Southern As Fried-chicken Gravy. At Times Funny, At Times Heartbreakingly Poignant, Scissors, Paper, Rock Explores With Wisdom And Humor The Many Kinds Of Family, The Infinite Varieties Of Love. For Nearly Two Centuries, The Hardins Have Considered Strang Knob - A Community Tucked Into A Westward-flung Finger Of The Appalachians - The Center Of Their Universe. On A Day When The Clouds Began To Spit Snow Raphael's Father, Tom Hardin, Set Mink Traps With His Bride-to-be, Rose Ella,

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Author

Claire M. Johnson, Johnson, Fenton

Publisher

New York: Pocket Books

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780671795412

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.77 / 5 (89 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14