Synopsis
Stories About the Old Days
$10.99 Published by Samuel French Inc
1 Male 1 Female
A former blues singer living in a decaying church in Detroit never ventures out into the world that rejected him
While playing checkers he and Ivy, one the last members of the congregation, move from animosity to friendship
Both have secrets from the old days: he conceals his struggle of faith and despair and she withholds a searing loss as they rescue each other from emotional numbness and terminal loneliness
REVIEWS
"Totally convincing" ~ New Yorker
"Delightful" ~ N.Y. Amsterdam News