Melting the Blues

Melting the Blues

<div>                 <b>Winner of the 2016 Fauset Book Award in the Category of First Fiction</b></div><div></div><div></div><div>Set in Arkansas in 1957,  the complexities of identity, yearnings for love and acceptance, and racial tension are all unmasked in the riveting literary drama, <i><b>Melting the Blues, </b></i>by debut author Tracy Chiles McGhee. Augustus Lee Rivers, a farmer and bluesman, has two obsessions:  his relationship with the Duncan family and his desire to leave small town Chinaberry to become a musician in Chicago. When his plans are prevented by a devastating betrayal, Augustus is driven into the belly of the blues where he must reckon with his past if he is to move forward. This intriguing, multi-layered historical tale beckons readers down a red dirt country road to bear witness to an unforgettable time, place, and people.<br /><br />              "A brave, musical story rich with Southern history." - <i><b>Kirkus Reviews</b></i> </div>