Two Men. Two shades of bondage. One love that history deemed Unmentionable.
Unmentionables tells the story of Jimmy, a field hand enslaved on a farm in Tennessee in 1859, who falls in love with Cato, a house servant on a nearby plantation. This is the first novel ever written about the love between two enslaved men.
It is also the story of the slave owners, including Dorothy, who falls in love with Cato's white half-brother William.
Unmentionables is book one of a two book series that is full of colorful characters and twists and turns that will engage you for hours of reading. These are stories of redemption and inspiration.
Praise for Unmentionables:
Lose yourself in a love hidden from history in this winner of the Book of the Year bronze medal for Gay fiction.
"One of the best novels of the year for any grown-up. A terrific, life-affirming read." - Kindle Nation Daily
"In a style that is straightforward without being encyclopedic, poetic without being over-embellished, and informative without being didactic, he achieves that balance of form and content required for a successful, and, in this case, beautiful work of art." - Gay Persons of Color Blog
"Unmentionables is superb gay historical fiction with a contemporary angle; an enlightening look at the hidden elements of our past. Five stars." -- Foreword Clarion Review
It is also the story of the slave owners, including Dorothy, who falls in love with Cato's white half-brother William.
Unmentionables is book one of a two book series that is full of colorful characters and twists and turns that will engage you for hours of reading. These are stories of redemption and inspiration.
Praise for Unmentionables:
Lose yourself in a love hidden from history in this winner of the Book of the Year bronze medal for Gay fiction.
"One of the best novels of the year for any grown-up. A terrific, life-affirming read." - Kindle Nation Daily
"In a style that is straightforward without being encyclopedic, poetic without being over-embellished, and informative without being didactic, he achieves that balance of form and content required for a successful, and, in this case, beautiful work of art." - Gay Persons of Color Blog
"Unmentionables is superb gay historical fiction with a contemporary angle; an enlightening look at the hidden elements of our past. Five stars." -- Foreword Clarion Review
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Read some of the published reviews of Unmentionables.
Meet the characters. Scroll through the slide show of photographs that inspired the characters.
Meet the characters. Scroll through the slide show of photographs that inspired the characters.
The series continues in Book Two: All to Pieces
