Spit of a Minute: An irreconcilable life.
by Dixie Burns
4.3 stars – 194 Reviews
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Born on a tobacco farm where nothing had changed in 50 years, Queenie made choices in the “spit of a minute” that led to a life where nothing stayed the same. Migrating from the farm to the streets of New York City, Queenie has many choices forced upon her, but very few options.
Reviews:
“From gypsies to Jezebels, mules to monkeys and everything in between, the author crafts a rich slate of Flannery O’Connor-esque characters. You cannot help but find yourself pulling for them all, even the mean, low-down drunks and the whores. Make no mistake however, Queenie’s is not a sappy coming of age story. Ms. Dixie fearlessly pulls no punches. I cannot wait to see what this original voice comes up with next. “
“Burn’s language is palpably evocative of the period–you could vividly imagine the scenes in sepia, peopled by those long-ago characters that now only exist as memory.”
“Burns writes with a relaxed, leisurely cadence with confidence in her own literary powers. She effectively simulates the feel and mood of the South, as well as the hustle and bustle of the city–something about the writing, not the plot, that reminds me so much of Harper Lee’s classic `To Kill a Mockingbird.'”