Black Crow White Lie

by Candi Sary

Overview

A winner of the Reader Views Literary Awards, first place in the Dante Rossetti Awards, and now a short film by Chase Michael Wilson, Black Crow White Lie tells the story of young Carson Calley. He has a rare and magical gift of healing, a gift which both defines him and threatens to betray him. He lives in Hollywood motels with his alcoholic, fortune-telling mother, Juliette. She nurtures his gift, but her ways are deceptive. She feeds the boy fantastical stories to convince him of his greatness. At fourteen, Carson finally wises up to her lies and his identity is completely shattered. Juliette is too deep in her addiction to help him separate the facts from the fictions, so he looks for answers on the streets of Hollywood. There he finds Faris, a tattoo shop owner, and Casper, a cashier at a head shop. These two unlikely mentors help this troubled yet extraordinary boy find his way to the truth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780996758727
Publisher:	Blue Mary Books
Publication date:	11/11/2015
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Candi Sary graduated from the University of California, Irvine. Her awards for Black Crow White Lie include 1st Place in the Dante Rossetti Awards, winner of the Reader Views Literary Award for the West-Pacific, and first runner-up in the Eric Hoffer Award for fiction. She lives in Southern California with her husband and two children.

Editorial Reviews

"This is a praiseworthy, poignant work." Publishers Weekly (ABNA) "Sary succeeds in portraying teen angst without melodrama, in depicting compassion without sentimentality, and in creating a world of characters on the margins of society whose depth and complexity outshine any Hollywood hero." -Chanticleer Book Reviews "Few novelists can arrestingly channel the voice of a neglected fourteen-year-old boy, half street urchin, half spiritual shaman, and emerge with an engaging first-person narrative that doesn't drip with sentimentality or patronize teen culture. Candi Sary can..." Foreword Reviews Magazine "...a thoughtful and powerful book that's engaging, entertaining and smart." LA Books Examiner "What this book asks is whether we can identify our calling in life and use it as a gift for others, and in Black Crow White Lie, Carson accomplishes that feat. So, as a writer, does Sary." -Daily Pilot "...this was one of the most emotionally satisfying reads I've had all autumn. It comes strongly recommended to one and all." -Chicago Center for Literature and Photography "Carson Calley is the narrator in this coming of age novel that will have you clamoring for another book by author Candi Sary. It's just that good!" -Minding Spot Reviews

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