THE BUTTERFLY FLOOD

by John Wyllie ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 28, 1975

The title translates to a time of tragedy in the barely emergent country of West Africa where Dr. and Mrs. Quarshie preside, this time over the death of a headless white man. In time--and everything takes time here, even burials under a festering sun--the Quarshies discover the dead man had been a teacher, a flagrant racist, a pusher of drugs and corrupter of flesh, specifically that of a black girl and a white Peace Corps amazon. Wyllie writes quietly and well and manages to contain two very distinct worlds in a kola nutshell.

Pub Date: Nov. 28, 1975

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1975

Categories: FICTION