The Oyster Dancer
Kevin Scrantz
eBook
(Lulu, Aug. 11, 2008)
"A lyrical, satirical look at race, religion and sex in the Old South."From Basin Street brothels to bayou plantations, the comic epic of a cooch dancer's fall and rise.New Orleans, 1913: After running afoul of religion and a razor, Cora embarks on a bizarre odyssey into Cajun country to work for Miss Godd, an eccentric with a dark past of her own. Against the backdrop of a small town and the secret lives of its people, Cora settles into a new life until her past comes home to roost and she is accused of murder.A scarred stripper at war with God... A voodoo priestess in a funk... A menopausal belle trying to resurrect her dead lover... A lonely killer who hugs his victims to death... An unforgettable cast of characters in an irreverent tour de force.