Synopses & Reviews
Larry Brown's idiosyncratic and powerful Southern novels have earned him widespread critical acclaim. Now, in an ambitious narrative structure reminiscent of Robert Altman's classic film
Nashville, this "true original"
(Chicago Tribune) weaves together the stories of a sprawling cast of eccentric and lovable characters, each embarked on a quest for meaning, fulfillment, and love -- with poignant and uproarious results.
Set in Memphis and north Mississippi, The Rabbit Factory follows the colliding lives of, among others, Arthur, an older, socially ill-at-ease man of considerable wealth married to the much younger Helen, whose desperate need for satisfaction sweeps her into the arms of other men; Eric, who has run away from home thinking his father doesn't want him and becomes Arthur's unlikely surrogate son; Domino, an ex-con now involved in the drug trade, who runs afoul of a twisted cop; and Anjalee, a big-hearted prostitute with her own set of troubles, who crashes into the lives of the others like a one-woman hurricane.
Teeming with pitch-perfect creations that include quirky gangsters, colorful locals, seemingly straitlaced professors, and fast-and-loose police officers, Brown tells a spell
Review
"Larry Brown has long been the biggest open secret in Southern literature. His characters leave the page to expose real lives fraught with love, anger, trouble, and laughter. The Rabbit Factory should give him the wide readership he deserves. Don't read this; open the book." Chris Offutt
author of No Heroes
Review
"Larry Brown's writing is beyond seductive it's addictive and nearly
narcotic. His spare lines ring clear as single bell notes. Linked together they
are hypnotic and alluring." Mike Shea, The Austin Chronicle
Review
"Larry Brown writes like a force of nature." Pat Conroy
Review
"Larry Brown has an ear for the way people talk, an eye for their habits
and manners, a heart for their frailties and foibles, and a love for their struggles
and triumphs." John Grisham
Synopsis
Beloved, award-winning author Larry Brown's new novel is something entirely different: a rollicking and profound tale that seamlessly weaves together the stories of a diverse group of people who yearn to love and to be loved in return.
About the Author
Larry Brown is the author of eight previous books. The recipient of the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Literature, the Southern Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, the University of North Carolina's Thomas Wolfe Prize, and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award, he lives near Oxford, Mississippi.