Twenty-eight-year-old Tommy Lee Tyson left Swamp Creek Arkansas at eighteen, vowing never to return. Yet fate and a Ph.D. in Black Studies force him back to his origins as he seeks to understand himself and the community that birthed him. A cold father and an indifferent mother make his return almost unbearable, and the discovery of his baby sister's death and burial in the backyard consumes him. Over the course of a one-week visit, marked by tension, heartache and revelation, Tommy Lee discovers truths about his family, his community, and his undeniable connection to southern black folk.
- ISBN10 0312362838
- ISBN13 9780312362836
- Publish Date 28 November 2006 (first published 1 October 2005)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 December 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Martin's Press
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 352
- Language English