“A full-bodied literary achievement bustling with sweat, regret, and sound.” —KIESE LAYMON
Ndiya Grayson returns to her childhood home of Chicago as a young professional, but even her high-end job in a law office can’t protect her from half-repressed memories of childhood trauma. One evening, vulnerable and emotionally disarrayed, she goes out and meets her equal and opposite:
Shame Luther, a no-nonsense construction worker by day and a self-taught piano player by night. The love story that ensues propels them on an unforgettable journey from Chicago’s South Side to the coast of Kenya as they navigate the turbulence of long-buried pasts and an uncertain future.
A stirring novel tuned to the clash between soul music’s vision of our essential responsibility to each other and a world that breaks us down and tears us apart, Another Kind of Madness is an indelible tale of human connection.
- ISBN10 1571311289
- ISBN13 9781571311283
- Publish Date 25 April 2019 (first published 12 March 2019)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Milkweed Editions
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 504
- Language English