Sub Rosa and Other Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781982261887)

Secrets confessed in a rose garden, a kiss shared between a young boy and girl of different races, the anguish of losing a child --- this story collection explores pain and loss in the South. Quirky, often marginalized characters contend with forces beyond their control or understanding - racial terror, childhood traumas, family betrayals. We meet such characters as a childhood friend of Lee Harvey Oswald, a young lawyer sent to investigate the murder of Black troops in the Jim Crow South, and a mental patient obsessed with the film Harold and Maude. In each story, Lambert reveals the humor and tragedy running through the lives of these unique human beings. If you care to sample the dark spicy gumbo of the Southern soul, you will want to meet and get to know these characters.

Author: James Lambert
ISBN-10: 1982261889
ISBN-13: 9781982261887
Publisher: Balboa Press
Language: English
Published: 01/20/2021
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2021 pg. 158