description: In Christine Lincoln's lyrical debut, the lives of African Americans in a Maryland farming town come vividly alive, caught between the past they know only too well and the future for which they can barely hope.At the heart of this collection are those moments that mark a life forever. One young man, poised to avenge himself against his violent father, pauses to take in a beautiful sky. Another stumbles across his mother having an affair with his uncle. An intense friendship forms between one woman afraid she will turn out like everyone else and one afraid she won't. Sap Rising captures the distinct rhythm of a small town rife with suffocating gossip, domestic tensions, and bittersweet dreams of escape.
language: English
title: SAP Rising: Stories
titlecomplete: SAP Rising: Stories
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, African American
ratings_count: 59
publisher: Turtleback Books