THE FAIR SISTER

by William oyen ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 27, 1963

Taken from the collection The Faces of Blood Kindred (1960 p. 460) this there as ""Savata, My Fair Sister"". It is a long short story told in the of Ruby Drew who has her preaching papers from the Church Zealous. Established by the Father Divine-ish Prince o' Light, the sect was a struggling affair Ruby rounded up her sister Savata from a night club stint and set her reactant feet on the saw dust trail. Savata's magnetism draws the crowd and some profit-hungry entrepreneurs. The mechanics of stage handling a ""new religion"" and a movement are revealed by Ruby, whose overweight earnestness is given the short end of salvation by the big-timers who have muscled in. This is a superb character study of Ruby, who never miscalculates another's motive and never recognizes her own. Goyen writes with the rhythm and ring of reality.

Pub Date: Sept. 27, 1963

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1963

Categories: FICTION