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- Sugar Land
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: Red Hen Press
summary
It’s 1923 in Midland, Texas, and Miss Dara falls in love with her best friend—who also happens to be a girl. Terrified, Miss Dara takes a job at Sugar Land Prison for men, hoping to keep her secret attractions under lock and key. Once there, she befriends inmate and soon-to-be legendary blues singer Leadbelly, who sings his way out (true story)—but only after he makes her promise to free herself from her own prison. SUGAR LAND is a triumphant, beautiful debut novel about the heart’s refusal to be denied what the heart wants.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. ix-x
- Book One - miss dara
- The Long Shadow of Heaven
- pp. 3-10
- Prison Peacocks
- pp. 11-19
- Butterflies & Bullfrogs
- pp. 20-31
- The Whatfor
- pp. 32-38
- Definitions of Adventure
- pp. 39-42
- From the Tall Grass
- pp. 43-55
- The Preacher Said Sit Down, So I Sat
- pp. 56-59
- Rhodie Letter #1
- pp. 60-61
- Oceans Inside
- pp. 62-63
- Rhodie Letter #31
- pp. 64-66
- Quick to Fire
- pp. 67-72
- Guts, Crotch, Face
- pp. 73-76
- Doing What You Can
- pp. 77-78
- Music in Traps
- pp. 79-85
- My Souvenir
- pp. 91-104
- I Go, You Go
- pp. 105-111
- The Gov'ner
- pp. 112-117
- What Sailors Know
- pp. 118-121
- The Prevettes
- pp. 128-132
- Marry Him?
- pp. 133-136
- Book Two - nana dara
- Five Rosaries
- pp. 152-167
- The King of The Twelve-String Guitar
- pp. 168-180
- Book Three - mrs. dara
- The Bland Old Opry
- pp. 183-189
- The Last Letter
- pp. 190-197
- Pepto Dismal
- pp. 198-207
- New Pictures of My Girls
- pp. 210-221
- The Two-Ton Monster
- pp. 222-235
- The Many Faces of Hell
- pp. 236-246
- Pinned In, Sawed Out, Light Seen
- pp. 247-252
- Being Available
- pp. 253-258
- A New Dress
- pp. 259-271
- The Oscar Wilde Way
- pp. 272-286
- The Drama of It All
- pp. 305-308
- The Cats at Kitty's
- pp. 309-313
- Living & Dying: Lessons From Huddie
- pp. 314-318
- Sugar Land Star Newspaper
- pp. 319-320
- Notes on the Story
- pp. 321-322
- Special Thanks
- pp. 323-324
- Reading Group and Discussion Topics
- pp. 325-332
Additional Information
ISBN
9781597096263
Related ISBN(s)
9781597096270
MARC Record
OCLC
1039202100
Pages
349
Launched on MUSE
2018-11-19
Language
English
Open Access
No