Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery

John Gregory Brown

Original title: Decorations in a ruined cemetery

first published 1994 Mariner Books, 2001 256 pages

John Gregory Brown's luminous first novel takes on the enduring themes of great Southern fiction - family, race, and faith - in a heartbreaking tale of identity, devotion, and regret. At its rich emotional center is the Eagen family of New Orleans, Irish Catholics of "mixed blood" in a city where race defines destiny. The mesmerizing story begins with the collapse of a bridge and its consequences for Thomas Eagen, a...

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Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery edition · 2001 · Mariner Books · 256 pages · 9780618154524
Decorations in a ruined cemetery. edition · 1996 · Hodder & Stoughton · 279 pages
Decorations in a ruined cemetery edition · 1994 · Houghton Mifflin · 244 pages

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