'There is a boldness to Simone's writing, the fierceness and fearlessness of complete honesty that pushes into places that simply take the breath away.' The Telegraph A young marine returns from Iraq, blinded and scarred by a roadside bomb and harbouring a terrible secret. Called Black Jesus by his fellow soldiers on account of his name being Lionel White and his birthday being Christmas Day, he has returned to his decaying home town to sit in the back of his mother's junkshop, pop Oxycontin and try to forget what he's seen. Into his life one day rides Gloria, a mysterious young dancer fleeing darkness and violence of a different kind. Part love story, part protest at the broken promises lying at the heart of the American Dream, Black Jesus is a passionate, twisted hymn to the marginalised and forgotten.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
ISBN-10
1742378137
ISBN-13
9781742378138
eBay Product ID (ePID)
108527404
Product Key Features
Author
Simone Felice
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
ST Leonards
Author Biography
Simone Felice is a celebrated songwriter and poet. He is a founding member of internationally acclaimed acts The Felice Brothers and The Duke & The King. In 2010 he was awarded Italy's Premio Ciampi award for Best Foreign Songwriter. Simone lives in the Catskill Mountains, New York, USA. Black Jesus is his first novel. Please visit SimoneFelice.com.