Wrecked, Blessed Body of Shelton Lafleur - Brossura

Abandoned during the Depression, Shelton Lafleur is adopted by a wealthy, benevolent white family and raised as an adored son. But at eight years old, a tumble from a tree in a New Orleans park cripples him for life. Taken to an orphanage, he is inexplicably rescued by a man well versed in outsmarting a community divided by race. And it is he who holds the key to Shelton's haunting, entangled past, and ultimately, to his redemption. Recounted in the beguiling voice of a now elderly Shelton Lafleur, who has achieved fame as a painter of black southern life, this is a superbly written and compelling testament to the age-old powers of benevolence, forgiveness, and understanding.