num_pages: 192
description: Humorous poignant perceptive and full of grace Kathleen Collinss stories masterfully blend the quotidian and the profound in a personal intimate way exploring deep far-reaching issuesrace gender family and sexualitythat shape the ordinary moments in our lives.In The Uncle a young girl who idolizes her handsome uncle and his beautiful wife makes a haunting discovery about their lives. In Only Once a woman reminisces about her charming daredevil of a lover and his ultimateand finalact of foolishness. Collinss work seamlessly integrates the African-American experience in her characters lives creating rich devastatingly familiar full-bodied men women and children who transcend the symbolic penetrating both the readers head and heart.Both contemporary and timeless Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? is a major addition to the literary canon and is sure to earn Kathleen Collins the widespread recognition she is long overdue.
language: English
title: Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?
publisher: Ecco