The celestial jukebox

Description

A novel of the new deep South introduces a cast of characters who inhabit Madagascar, Mississippi--a Delta town brimming with contradictions.

First Sentence

Once upon a time in that part of Mississippi where every town's name reads like a memory of some better place, a girl with a honey-colored braid down her back stood by the side of the road and stared at a hand-painted sign.

Excerpt

Once upon a time in that part of Mississippi where every town's name reads like a memory of some better place, a girl with a honey-colored braid down her back stood by the side of the road and stared at a hand-painted sign.

Subjects

Genres

• Fiction.

Other Editions

• The Celestial Jukebox: A NovelHardcoverShoemaker & Hoard2004-11-30
• The celestial jukeboxShoemaker & Hoard2005
• The celestial jukeboxUniversity of Georgia Press2006-01-01