Evidence of Love

by Shirley Ann Grau

extremely rare,very good condition

227 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Shirley Ann Grau (b. 1929) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist of nine novels and short story collections, whose work is set primarily in her native South. Grau was raised in Alabama and Louisiana, and many of her novels document the broad social changes of the Deep South during the twentieth century, particularly as they affected African Americans. Grau’s first novel, The Hard Blue Sky (1958), about the descendants of European pioneers living on an island off the coast of Louisiana, established her as a master of vivid description, both for characters and locale, a style she maintained throughout her career. Her public profile rose during the civil rights movement, when her dynastic novel Keepers of the House (1964), which dealt with race relations in Alabama, earned her a Pulitzer Prize.

Reviews

[Bri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was lucky enough to find a first edition at an estate sale. Over the moon about it. Love it!

[Noah Oanh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love a good classic book about Family saga. I like the way the writer split the characters and gave each one a good part to develop the plot and gave a good view on the background and why the characters did what they did and what were their definition of moments of live in their life. A lot of issues happened because they were born where they were born and born to the society of people expected what they should do and they did that anyway out of the expectation. Those lead to some mental health issues but who don't have it anyway and the characters manage quite well till the end of their lives. Love the character of the rich millionaire father who could be a brick when he wanted but surely live the life of lacking of love and seeking it at every turning corner. His son was his plan to escape his loveless life but again the son had his own plan and slipped out of his father's plan to pursuit the love of knowledge. The son's wife is the last character and I surely love her. Being a woman at beginning of 20th century was not an easy thing especially when she came from a darker race background. But she managed well, pursuit her love of writing book about children, got marriage twice and found her love on living an independent life at the end of her life.

Very well organized, I highlight recommend this book :)

[Meri McCoy-Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good job of being in three characters' minds.

This book was interesting because the author was adept at creating whole worlds in three different character's minds, who were related. I was surprised how little they interacted, however. The title is very misleading however, as there is not a lot of love in the book. The first character acts only for self-amusement and the second is a complete intellectual who cares little for people (his lack of other people is perhaps on the Autism scale?) Even the third was not very likable. So the book was well crafted but not very enjoyable.