false 54996487 1134296 52639 0061092002 9780061092008 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391851m/52639.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391851s/52639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52639.Galilee 3.61 862 Galilee, however, Barker soft-pedals the ghoulish in favor of the gothic. His novel (or as the author would have it, "romance") tells the tale of two warring families caught up in a disastrous web of corruption, illicit sexuality, and star-crossed love, with a soupçon of the supernatural thrown in as well. On one side are the wealthy Gearys--a fictional stand-in for the Kennedys--and on the other are the Barbarossas, a mysterious black clan that has been around since the time (quite literally) of Adam. Galilee chronicles the twisted course of this centuries-old family feud, which centers around the magical Barbarossa matriarch Cesaria and her son Galilee. Indeed, it's the latter figure--one part Heathcliff to one part Christ--whose relationship with the Geary women sets a match to the entire powder keg of hostility and resentment. Mixing standard clichés of romance with his own peculiarly deep-fried version of the Southern gothic, Baker has come up with an intelligent and shamelessly amusing potboiler.]]> 10366 3.90 31813 2154 1998 0 0 false Mon Jun 01 11:38:16 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 04:37:01 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 11:38:16 -0700 2009