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About Janis Owens
See more books from this AuthorAs they stir up the ashes, Jolie and Sam are once again drawn to their ancestors’ past and to each other as they try to lay to rest the events that have haunted the community since 1938 and to discover the circumstances surrounding the night when Sam was shot.
Sep 15 2012 | Read Full Review of American Ghost: A NovelBased on the last reported lynching in America, Owens relocates the history to a tiny Florida town, where, in 1938, Henry Kite, a black man, was lynched after shooting a Jewish storekeeper.
Aug 06 2012 | Read Full Review of American Ghost: A NovelDespite its dark subject matter, the novel is infused with light and hope—no small feat, given that the novel gracefully weaves everything from anti-Semitism and hate crimes to first love and family loyalties into the story.
Feb 03 2017 | Read Full Review of American Ghost: A NovelPart historical novel, part romance, part mystery, American Ghost is an absorbing, memorable read.
Oct 23 2012 | Read Full Review of American Ghost: A NovelReviewed by William Aarnes Nathan Brown’s Karma Crisis: New and Selected Poems (Mezcalita Press 2012) is an accessible, easy-going collection.
| Read Full Review of American Ghost: A NovelReviewed by William Aarnes Nathan Brown’s Karma Crisis: New and Selected Poems (Mezcalita Press 2012) is an accessible, easy-going collection.
Oct 02 2012 | Read Full Review of American Ghost: A NovelAnd even though some riots and lynchings were set-off by genuine crimes, like the murder of Sam’s great-grandfather in the novel, if you wanted to make a generalization about lynchings or race riots in American history, it is that they happened because whites felt that it was time for them to hap...
Sep 12 2012 | Read Full Review of American Ghost: A NovelAn aggregated and normalized score based on 72 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes