"and the angels sigh, a novel of virginias"

And the Angels Sigh

A Novel of Virginias

"Alcohol fueled his anger and by the time Chuck reached home at 3:00 a.m., he had once again convinced himself that his surviving nine-year-old son must be severely punished for some imaginary, unpardonable infraction.

But the boy had inherited his deceased mother’s intellect and long before Chuck came staggering home, the nine-year-old had taken refuge in the crawl space beneath the house. He slept there most nights and, for the most part, was perfectly content, particularly after he had filched a wool blanket for warmth from a neighbor’s clothesline."