A House Divided

by Frederick Barton

Overview

Set in the civil rights era, A House Divided explores the private and public lives of two men, united in philosophy and friendship but divided by race, class and the circumstances of their rearing —and how their personal choices affect their public lives. The novel is at once a murder mystery and a reflection on a turbulent time in American history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780972814317
Publisher:	University of New Orleans Press
Publication date:	10/15/2005
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.97(d)

About the Author

Award-winning writer and critic Fredrick Barton has authored four novels, a play in verse, and numerous short stories, essays, and reviews. He is currently Provost at the University of New Orleans.

Editorial Reviews

A history of lives that strove for politlcal greatness and fell far short on the scale of personal goodness.. .. Barton telescopes all that [a son] learns into a deeply held conviction that men are flawed, but that those men who fail also often succeed in making the world a better place.

Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

"A history of lives that strove for politlcal greatness and fell far short on the scale of personal goodness. . . . Barton telescopes all that [a son] learns into a deeply held conviction that men are flawed, but that those men who fail also often succeed in making the world a better place."—Times-Picayune

From the Publisher

A House Divided, "A history of lives that strove for politlcal greatness and fell far short on the scale of personal goodness.. .. Barton telescopes all that [a son] learns into a deeply held conviction that men are flawed, but that those men who fail also often succeed in making the world a better place.

The Times-Picayune