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"Smart and earthy . . . richly imaginative . . . the epitome of the storyteller's art."-- St. Louis Post-Dispatch , named one of "The Year's Best Books" "This amazing book could well become a classic of women's literature."-- Booklist , named one...
From Pushcart Prize nominee Danny Johnson comes a powerful, lyrical debut novel that explores race relations, first love, and coming-of-age in North Carolina in the 1950s and '60s. At eight years old, Raeford "Junebug" Hurley has known...
"If it weren't for the fact that Alexander McCall-Smith wrote this book, I don't think I would have finished it. It was a tough slog to get through this modernized version of Austen's 'Emma,' and I don't think the premise of the story transferred ..."
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"Boring and childish, does not translate well into 21st century lifestyle of young women. A waste of good reading time."
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