A Fine Southern Madness
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ISBN10: 1484890329
ISBN13: 9781484890325
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jun 22 2013
Pages: 382
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.79 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.99
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781484890325
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jun 22 2013
Pages: 382
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.79 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.99
Language: English
Are you saying God's plan revolves around two people who the State of Georgia has proclaimed unfit to live outside the wall of this mental institution? I looked him straight in the eye, but he just shrugged his shoulders. You know, Randy, you really are crazy, I said. He smiled again and then calmly raised his hand, as if he was blessing me, and said in a voice similar to that used by Charlton Heston when he played Moses, Of course I am, and so, my friend, are you. Shazam. Shazam. Meet Randy Morris, locked away in an asylum, reciting the saga of his family to a new patient, who, for a while, becomes his friend. Each of Randy's tales has a closer, an ending like, ... To the moon, Alice, to the moon... A Blue Light Special... Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn...See the USA in your Chevrolet...Gort! Klatu, barada, nikto. Each closer is a clue to unraveling Randy's state of mind. As the tale unfolds, from pre-Depression Alabama to our more modern world, Randy's friend discovers that the line between sanity and insanity is very thin and poorly defined. A Fine Southern Madness is rich in history and popular culture. It captures the comic, yet disturbing reality of growing up in the rigid confines of southern culture. The characters are real, some are deeply flawed and tragic and some are heroic, but all will leave a lasting memory with the reader. Shazam.
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