Shadow of My Brother is a 1966 novel by American author Davis Grubb.
Story line and development A young boy is brutally murdered in a Southern town while five people watch. The author goes back three generations of the Wilson family to build a narrative of terror and evil.Introduction by Louis Grubb, in Grubb, Davis, You Never Believe Me, St Martin's Press, New York, p. ix-x, 1989.
Editions
Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1966. This was Grubb's first and only novel for Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
Reviews Louis Grubb in his preface to You Never Believe Me quotes Lillian Smiths's review of the novel: Shadow of My Brother...is one of the best novels ever written on the mind-in-depth of a white-racist. Davis Grubb knows of evil and sweetness in the human heart as few writers understand it.Introduction by Louis Grubb, in Grubb, Davis, You Never Believe Me, St Martin's Press, New York, p. ix, 1989.
An unsigned review published in Time Magazine was not so generous: At its best, Grubb's imagery is impressive and his prose is lyrical. But his uncontrolled bombast, his near-hysterical characters, and his determination to leave no grit unhominized often make the cliché-ridden novel read like a bad parody.Books: Short Notices: Apr. 29, 1966 - TIME
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