Everyone was shocked when Mr. Henry took D-Ray Reid under his wing. After all, Mr. Henry-s real son, Stanley, was murdered by D-Ray-a crime D-Ray committed to save his brother, Little Man. Yet in the years since, Mr. Henry has tried to show D-Ray how to become the man Stanley would never be.
After Mr. Henry-s death, D-Ray seeks out his own mother, Mira, hoping to rebuild their broken relationship. But D-Ray-s homecoming is more tumultuous than expected. Arrested for a crime he didn-t commit, Little Man has escaped and is in hiding. Mira blames D-Ray for Little Man-s troubled history, but she has her own secrets to hide. And putting things right will mean uncovering a legacy of lies and hidden agendas, and realizing the only way to be free of the past is to stand tall and confront it at last-
Praise for the novels of Ernest Hill
-If novels offer us a way of seeing the world that we could not imagine before, A Life for a Life does just that.- -The Times-Picayune-An exceptional literary piece that some readers will compare to Richard Wright-s Native Son.-Booklist on Satisfied with Nothin-
-As the story unfolds-these unforgettable characters come to full, sympathetic life.--Publishers Weekly on A Person of Interest
-A skilled storyteller.- -New York Times Book Review