num_pages: 252
description: In this William Gays last posthumous novel we have his homage to Twains Huckleberry Finn. Marion Yates a teenage orphan is befriended by Black Crowe. Yates in turn nurses Crowe through a work explosion and the two form a seemingly lasting friendship. First love racism and betrayalthese are all topped with Gays signature wry humor in his signature Tennessee fictional setting of the Hurrikan. Gay again proves himself a master of prose.
language: English
title: Fugitives of the Heart
publisher: Livingston Press