A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage tells of a young boy's travels through the black heart of Depression American and his search for light both metaphorical and real. Writing with a controlled lyrical passion, Marly Youmans has crafted the… — Lucius Shepard Copy Share Image
“The scene was horrid, yet it had the purity of a stanza from a ballad come to life, a ballad composed about tragic events… — Lucius Shepard Copy Share
If you deny mystery-even in the guise of death-then you deny life, and you will walk like a ghost through your days, never knowing… — Lucius Shepard Copy Share
“Don’t you see the inevitability of this moment? I mean we’re talking serious process here, man. The perfect critic stepping forth from the demimonde… — Lucius Shepard Copy Share
A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage tells of a young boy's travels through the black heart of Depression American and his search for… — Lucius Shepard Copy Share
“When the tragedies of others become for us diversions, sad stories with which to enthrall our friends, interesting bits of data to toss out… — Lucius Shepard Copy Share
“Even the serenity he felt was something that needed to be understood; it seemed a symptom of a deeper and more complete understanding that… — Lucius Shepard Copy Share
“The effort mined a core of dizziness inside him. He resisted it, but then realizing that there was nothing attractive about consciousness, nothing he… — Lucius Shepard Copy Share
