Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery

Download or read book Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery written by John Gregory Brown and published by Sceptre. This book was released on 1995-07-20 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novel that marked John Gregory's Brown's much-heralded debut, DECORATIONS IN A RUINED CEMETERY is a "finely wrought tale . . . that unlocks its secrets like a Chinese box, each hidden compartment opening to reveal yet another, until at the end we stand aghast at the complexity that lies before us" (Richmond Times-Dispatch). This is the heartbreaking story of the Eagens, an New Orleans family of "mixed blood, " as recalled by three unforgettable narrators, each intimately entangled in the family's small tragedies and betrayals.