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Between Piety and Desire

by Arlet Wylie

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St. Claude Avenue, the main street in New Orleanss Ninth Ward, lies between Piety and Desire. Brother-and-sister team Arlet and Sam Wylie talk about their regular and irregular life on the rough-and-tumble street, living above a neighborhood store. They remember a childhood of parents keeping them inside to avoid the struggles of the neighborhood around them, though life inside often wasnt much better. The Wylies talk to the people who live and hang out on the block, from the guys in front of the store to a candid interview with “Avon Seller”, a teenage hustler, but they also detail their inside life, including Sams new fatherhood, Arlets new home, and a powerful interview with their mother, a survivor of domestic abuse. Throughout, they weave the history of St. Claude through their own history living upstairs. Unusually frank and self-reflective, the Wylies paint a remarkable picture of a street where drugs, guns, poverty, and violence are part of the everyday landscape, yet where hope is never quite extinguished.

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a.dominique, December 8, 2008 (view all comments by a.dominique)
This book is great and I'm not just saying that because that is my brother and sister. It's really good especially the parts about me!!!!!!!!! It's a must read.......Though some things I already knew, I now get to see through their eyes.

Thank you for your support!!!!!!!!

Their Big Sis...

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781933368290

Author:

Wylie, Arlet

Publisher:

Soft Skull Press/Red Rattle Books

Author:

Wylie, Sam

Subject:

Louisiana

Subject:

People & Places - United States

Subject:

New orleans

Subject:

JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places/United States/General

Copyright:

2005

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Series:

Neighborhood Story Project

Publication Date:

20051018

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

from 6

Language:

English

Illustrations:

BandW photos throughout

Pages:

112

Dimensions:

9 x 8 in 10.5 oz

Age Level:

from 10

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Product details 112 pages Soft Skull Press - 2010-11-26 English 9781933368290 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Firebrand,

St. Claude Avenue, the main street in New Orleanss Ninth Ward, lies between Piety and Desire. Brother-and-sister team Arlet and Sam Wylie talk about their regular and irregular life on the rough-and-tumble street, living above a neighborhood store. They remember a childhood of parents keeping them inside to avoid the struggles of the neighborhood around them, though life inside often wasnt much better. The Wylies talk to the people who live and hang out on the block, from the guys in front of the store to a candid interview with “Avon Seller”, a teenage hustler, but they also detail their inside life, including Sams new fatherhood, Arlets new home, and a powerful interview with their mother, a survivor of domestic abuse. Throughout, they weave the history of St. Claude through their own history living upstairs. Unusually frank and self-reflective, the Wylies paint a remarkable picture of a street where drugs, guns, poverty, and violence are part of the everyday landscape, yet where hope is never quite extinguished.