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There's no denying the tough conditions of the lives of Morrison's protagonists. As she says of the ladies of Lotus who 'practiced what they had been taught by their mothers during the period the rich people called the Depression and they called life'. You can almost hear Morgan Freeman in his best ''The Shawshank Redemption'' voice saying that. It's a brutal world but there's an earthy quality to her characters and their story. It's a stunning piece of writing.
Our thanks to the nice people at Chatto & Windus for sending us a copy of this terrific novella. We also have a review of Morrison's [[God Help the Child by Toni Morrison|God Help the Child]].
For a very different view of 1950s America, [[Indignation by Philip Roth]] is worth reading. You may also enjoy [[Nightwoods by Charles Frazier]].
