Creatures Here Below: A Novel

The bonds of a makeshift family are tested in this emotional slice of life novel from the author of The Colored Garden.

“Bennett brings an African-American community to vivid life with strong and compelling characters and narrative themes to match—growing up, the struggles of parenthood and young adulthood, the responsibilities we all have to each other as people. . . . Bennett handles the multiple plot lines with grace and skill.” —Publishers Weekly

Gail Neighbors is a hardworking Indiana si...