Baby Sweet's - Hardcover

Andrews, Raymond

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385274262 ISBN 13: 9780385274265

Publisher: Doubleday, 1983

Synopsis

A portrait of life among poor Black Americans dwelling in the mythical Muskhogean County of northern Georgia explores the world of Baby Sweet, Appalachee Red, Rosiebelle Lee, Sugar Boy, Speck, and other colorful characters

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This story tells of a venture between John Morgan, Jr. the dissolute heir to Appalachee's leading white family, and Baby Sweet Jackson, owner of the once-vibrant Red's Cafe in Dark Town. On Independence Day, 1966, the partners open Muskhogean County's first bordello, with two dark-skinned black women, Lana Lips and Fig, ready for the expected white clientele. Then a mysterious woman announcing herself as the 'third whore, ' she proclaims that her body will be 'for colored only.'

About the Author:

Raymond Andrews was born in Morgan County, Georgia, in 1934, the fourth of ten children. Leaving Georgia to join the Air Force and then study at Michigan State University, he moved to New York City in 1958 and lived between there and Europe for twenty-seven years before returning to Georgia. Andrews's novels include the Muskhogean County trilogy: "Appalachee Red," "Rosiebelle Lee Wildcat Tennessee," and "Baby Sweet's" (all Georgia).

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0385274262
• ISBN 13: 9780385274265
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 212