A review by rebeccarennerfl
The Barrowfields by Phillip Lewis

There are many things I liked about this novel: the prose, the voice, the southern gothic setting. Garish and grotesque characters reminded me of Flannery O'Connor's sinners, and the small-town atmosphere was reminiscent of To Kill A Mockingbird. The story rambles and meanders, sort of like talking to an aged Southern relative whose reminiscences of time immemorial flow forth with languid ease.

Read The Barrowfields if you're into Southern gothic settings, grotesque characters, and that indelible southern voice that speaks of iced tea glasses sweating in the heat of a Sunday afternoon.



I received an ARC from Penguin Random House in exchange for an honest review.