Publisher's Synopsis
At last, almost fifty years after its original publication in 1950, this classic is restored to print. Long regarded as a classic of southern literature, Windham's first published book is the story of 15-year old Blackie Pride, a protagonist who idealises indifference and is hard to sympathise with; yet we do. Consumed by his memories of Whitey Maddox, a recent suicide at their juvenile detention school, Blackie increasingly holds what he considers the frailty and weakness of his friends and family in contempt. He roams the streets of Atlanta's inner-city "dry earth littered with chewing gum and candy bar wrappers, ice cream cups and wooden spoons, cigarettes and contraceptive packages" until he meets his tragic end.
