Holler, Child

Description

HOLLER, CHILD is a short story collection packed with extraordinary and unforgettable writing and scenes, that explores concerns and issues that press at the bruises of guilt, betrayal, and forgiveness.

Set in the same Black community in Texas as PERISH, LaToya’s debut novel, each story focuses on unique characters that illuminate life in Texas; they offer brilliant, heartbreaking, but ultimately hopeful perspectives from the women and men in the community, and touch on big themes like race, power, inequality, and more.

In one story, the appearance of a horse in a man’s suburban backyard places a former horse breeder in trouble with the police, while in another, following the mass suicide of his entire congregation, the mother of a cult leader tries to honor him in a way she couldn’t while he was alive.

Fresh and urgently told, HOLLER, CHILD is a wise follow-up to LaToya’s debut novel.- This collection features 11 stories–six of which have been previously published and five of which are entirely new for this collection.