Chatting Books Online Day 108 . Today’s recommended book is the last novel published by Ernest J. Gaines before his death. The Tragedy of Brady Sims brings into full focus a small bayou town struggling with issues related to race relations and misguided youth and the man who sees it as his job to to try to keep wayward young men from the much worse fate of ending up in Angola Prison .
Ernest J. Gaines was an incomparable storyteller and all of his books are endowed with a true sense of place, this one is no exception . You will be right there on the main street in Bayonne along with this incredibly well drawn cast of characters .
This is a short novel of only 114 pages in paperback format selling for $15.00 a copy.
Day 108: The Tragedy of Brady Simms
