Where the Line Bleeds

Having read and loved Jesmyn Ward's more recent books, I could tell “Where the Line Bleeds” was her first novel. It doesn't have the almost mythic force & economy of storytelling that made “Sing, Unburied, Sing” such an essential read; however, the verisimilitude with which she evokes Black life in Bois Sauvage is already present in this early work.

I am in love with Ward's stories and the way she tells them so eloquently and honestly. This one was not as heartbreaking as “Salvage the Bones” was, but it was still raw, emotional and gripping.
I will be anxiously waiting for more books, now that I've finished the third one.