![]() ![]() Diane, Shannie’s mother, a college professor dispels the notion of tweed jackets and elbow patches. Russell, an aging blind African-American, guards a horrifying secret behind a cloud of cigar smoke. Count, the cemetery caretaker’s son, helps James navigate the minefields of adolescence until destiny is met in Desert Storm. Shannie, who among other things, introduces him to the sport of dodging freight trains. Meet the people that shaped James’s life. This simple act triggers powerful memories. Reenacting a childhood ritual, he places a mud pie upon a grave. ![]() On the cusp of the new millennium, James fulfills a promise. From their first encounter as teenagers until Shannie’s death, experience the twists, turns and enthralling characters that populate Cemetery Street. A view Shannie Ortolan - James’s longtime friend, sometimes lover, and full-time obsession - wouldn’t argue. “In a world of presumptuous people, irony is alive and well,” concludes James Morrison, the narrator of this touching coming of age novel. Laugh, cry and blush with James Morrison as he recalls the trials, tribulations, and tragedies growing up on Cemetery Street. ![]()
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