It is in flashbacks that this novel's central character reveals his strict upbringing at the hands of the cruel McEachern and his separation from his first love, the prostitut
It is in flashbacks that this novel's central character reveals his strict upbringing at the hands of the cruel McEachern and his separation from his first love, the prostitute Bobbie Allen.  That character's problems include refusing good advice to join a black law firm and working at a mill to cover up his moonshine business.  Perhaps more despicable are Lucas Burch, who betrays that character and Percy Grimm, who castrates and kills him.  FTP, identify this novel about the tragic half-black Joe Christmas, a work by William Faulkner.
It is in flashbacks that this novel's central character reveals his strict upbringing at the hands of the cruel McEachern and his separation from his first love, the prostitute Bobbie Allen.  
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