The letters of William and Emily tell the story of the war from the perspective of a working-class farm couple from Coffee County Alabama.

A must read for single, married, divorced and all people from all walks of life, as it explores the issues taken for granted in relationships. by Ellen Chizema -Leicester England. A true testimony that Christ lives, listens, provides, protects, restores, forgives, heals, fulfills.by Zodwa Mkhonta -Wolver Hampton, England. an inspiring book worth reading. .. showing God's power in action. By Thabani Motsa -Simunye, Swaziland. This is an amazing story of God's faithfulness... through it all. Your faith will be spurred on to greater heights when you read this book. by Jean Ndlovu, Leicester, England.

Originally published: Victoria, BC: TouchWood Editions, A2004.

Stanley Crouch's gloriously bold first novel provides an intimate and epic portrait of America that breaks all the rules in crossing the boundaries of race, sex, and class. Blonde Carla from South Dakota is a jazz singer who has been around the block. Almost suddenly, she finds herself fighting to hold on to Maxwell, a black tenor saxophonist from Texas. Their red-hot and sublimely tender five-year union is under siege. Those black people who oppose such relatonships in the interest of romantic entitlement or group solidarity are pressuring Maxwell, and he is wavering. As Carla battles to save the deepest love of her life, her past plays out against the present, vividly bringing forth a startlingly fresh range of characters in scenes that are as accurately drawn as they are unpredictable and innovatively conceived.