Cassina Gambrel Was Missing

Cassina Gambrel Was Missing is a 1999 novel by William Watkins.

Cassina Gambrel Was Missing
First edition cover
AuthorWilliam Watkins
IllustratorJames Richardson (cover photo)
Cover artistMontague Ferry Design, NYC
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherLynx Publishing Company
Publication date
1999
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages192 pp
ISBN0-9668965-0-5

Plot

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Set against turbulent events in Memphis, Tennessee in the late 1970s, the novel concerns a young, white, college student named Jackson Taylor who befriends an older black woman named Cassina Gambrel. As the protagonist's fortune and world expands, Cassina's narrows. Years later, Jackson begins a search for his former friend and the book takes on a cynical tone, bordering on bitterness, while the story unfolds through a series of revealing flashbacks.

Reception and characteristics

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The novel has been described as part coming-of-age story and part comedy of manners and garnered praise for the author's ability to draw keen characterizations with few words and to juggle a non-linear narrative with skill. [1]

References

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  1. ^ "Star Quality". The Memphis Flyer. Contemporary Media Inc. 1999-06-10. Retrieved 2008-10-02.