Shadow of My Brother
Shadow of My Brother is a 1966 novel by American author Davis Grubb.
Story line and development
A young boy is brutally murdered in a Southern town while five people watch. The author goes back three generations of the Wilson family to build a narrative of terror and evil.[1]
Editions
- Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1966. This was Grubb's first and only novel for Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
Reviews
Louis Grubb in his preface to You Never Believe Me quotes Lillian Smiths's review of the novel: Shadow of My Brother...is one of the best novels ever written on the mind-in-depth of a white-racist. Davis Grubb knows of evil and sweetness in the human heart as few writers understand it.[2]
An unsigned review published in Time Magazine was not so generous: At its best, Grubb's imagery is impressive and his prose is lyrical. But his uncontrolled bombast, his near-hysterical characters, and his determination to leave no grit unhominized often make the cliché-ridden novel read like a bad parody.[3]
References
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- The Night of the Hunter (1953)
- A Dream of Kings (1955)
- The Watchman (1961)
- The Voices of Glory (1962)
- A Tree Full of Stars (1965)
- Shadow of My Brother (1966)
- The Golden Sickle (1968)
- Fools' Parade (1969)
- The Barefoot Man (1971)
- Ancient Lights (1982)