Bayou Jesus, by M.G. Miller
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If Jesus came to us today, who would he be? Louisiana in the first half of the twentieth century convulses between old and new, antebellum and modern. Zassy, a sharecropper coming to adulthood finds what she thinks is love with a traveling Bible salesman, but ends up with real love from a son she is sure is a blessing from God. Samson, master of a failing plantation, returns from war with dreams of a resurrected South, only to find his wife sinking into alcoholism from his abuse. The daughter born to them grows up to rebel against everything he stands for. And at the heart of the story, Frank Potter, Zassy's son, struggles through the web of greed and lust to find his way to the God who looms above the world like a judging father. The lines of all these lives weave together into the threads of love and service that form the tapestry of religion and asks us to find the Christ in all of us. Entrancing, altruistic and shocking, the Jesus of Miller's bayou is a gritty meditation on the changing times, and will haunt readers' memories long after others fade.
Bayou Jesus, by M.G. Miller- Published on: 2015-05-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .63" w x 5.98" l, 1.02 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 210 pages
Review "...Miller is in a class of artisans whose prose will someday sit on august library shelves alongside Steinbeck and Faulkner..." --Dusty Richards, author of Noble’s Way"...Miller is indeed a rare talent. His words are exquisite, compassionate, and reveal a depth of understanding..." --Velda Brotherton, author of Wandering in the Shadows of Time
About the Author M.G. Miller is the author of numerous award-winning Southern Gothic novels ranging from literary fiction to psychological thrillers and horror. A former editor for a national magazine of speculative fiction, Miller lives in Arkansas.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. When things get bad, who is your Saviour? By Jack Dalton Where to begin?In the Jim Crow South, where black people still felt like slaves?In the War times, when women died every day, wondering?In the Depression, when a human being will grasp at anything, regardless of color?At the embryo of Civil Rights, when white men will grasp at anything to maintain their power over coloreds and women?Or the one who might dare stand up against it, regardless of the price?Perhaps there is no place to truly begin. There is too much amazing stuff here.And yet, while you may be overwhelmed by the universal human emotion of Bayou Jesus, you are getting a very true education of a very real time, but through the eyes of people history tries to forget, has forgotten.Enter Frank Potter. Young. Black. Bastard child. But to whom everyone is strangely drawn to.Circumstance means he's nothing special. But true "special" requires no particular circumstance.And yet, I promise, despite the utterly devastating conclusion, you'll realize this isn't a story about Frank Potter, a possibly holy black man in the bayou.This is the painfully human story of seeking, not salvation, but redemption.After all, all the main characters are either black or female, and this was written by a young white man.When you're done, you'll realize it takes a hearty soul to read it . . .And then you'll remember who wrote it.And realize, there is no color in the soul of a human being that wants to speak the truth.Just the truth.Thank you, M G Miller for searching your soul, and history, to write this.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. The Color of a Voice By Jan Morrill Since the release of the book and movie, The Help, there has been much discussion of whether or not a writer can capture the voice of a character outside of his race or gender. M.G. Miller answers that question in his book Bayou Jesus. His portrayal of Miss Zassy, Frank, Jolene and Alice -- each outside of his gender and/or race -- is gripping, not only in the dialect he writes, but also in the internalization of thoughts and feelings. But then, aren't so many of our thoughts and feelings universal, regardless of gender or race?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Bayou Jesus is a visceral and darkly beautiful novel so powerfully written that it is impossible to ... By Parris Afton Bonds Bayou Jesus is a visceral and darkly beautiful novel so powerfully written that it is impossible to turn from, even in the moments when I cringed most for the vividly depicted characters. Sazzy, around whom the drama revolves, is as familiar to us as our own skins ~ and, thus, offers each of us a glimpse of redemption by the story's last page. Richly reminiscent of Tennessee Williams, Bayou Jesus will stay with you long after you have finished the novel.
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