Half of Paradise

In this intense, fascinating story, Burke follows the lives of three young Louisiana men, each of whom finds himself in desperate circumstances. There's Avery Broussard, the last survivor of a family of once prosperous land owners, who has a weakness for alcohol; J.P. Winfield, a poor singer and guitar player who rises to fame as a country music star, only to be destroyed by drug addiction; and Toussaint Boudreaux, a black longshoreman who moonlights as a heavyweight boxer. The destinies of these three men are tragically intertwined in this debut novel that showcases Burke's masterful and now-familiar style.Burke, James Lee is the author of 'Half of Paradise' with ISBN 9780786881178 and ISBN 0786881178.