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Taft Author: John Nickel is a black ex-jazz musician who only wants to be a good father. But when his son is taken away from him, he's left with nothing but the Memphis bar he manages. Then he hires Fay, a young white waitress, who has a volatile brother named Carl in tow. Nickel finds himself consumed with the idea of Taft -- Fay and Carl's dead father -- a... more »
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Patchette, a childless white woman, somehow gets into the head of an African-American father who has temporarily lost access to the son he adored -- and ends up mentoring two, troubled white teens. Brilliant portralas, provocative details, couldn't put it down. Highly recommended.
Not Ann's best but a good story.
I love Ann Patchett. This was not one of my favorites, but still the writing was good.
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