Cassina Gambrel Was Missing

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name = Cassina Gambrel Was Missing


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author = William Watkins
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Lynx Publishing Company
release_date = 1999
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 192 pp
oclc = ISBN 0966896505

"Cassina Gambrel Was Missing" is a 1999 novel by William Watkins. Set against turbulent events in Memphis, Tennessee in the late 1970s, the novel concerns a young, white, college student named Jackson Taylor who befriends an older black woman named Cassina Gambrel. As the protagonist's fortune and world expands, Cassina's narrows. Years later, Jackson begins a search for his former friend and the book takes on a cynical tone, bordering on bitterness, while the story unfolds through a series of revealing flashbacks. The novel has been described as part coming-of-age story and part comedy of manners and garnered praise for the author's ability to draw keen characterizations with few words and to juggle a non-linear narrative with skill.cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Star Quality | date=1999-06-10 | publisher=Contemporary Media Inc. | url =http://www.memphisflyer.com/backissues/issue538/book538.htm | work =The Memphis Flyer | pages = | accessdate = 2008-10-02 | language = ]

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