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David Ulin, Los Angeles Times: David Payne’s ‘Barefoot to Avalon’ avoids easy answers in a tale of two brothers

by David Payne | Jul 31, 2015 | Uncategorized

On Nov. 8, 2000, David Payne’s younger brother, George A., died in a car wreck north of Roanoke, Va. Payne, the lead driver in an impromptu two-vehicle caravan, watched the whole thing unfold in his rearview mirror. His brother was helping him transport...

The Boston Globe: “stunning…

by David Payne | Jul 31, 2015 | Uncategorized

a description of a sibling love-hate bond that so many readers will understand intimately: “I loved him, but there’s that other part, you see, that wished to beat him.” — Kate Tuttle

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “…a memoir as raw, intimate and courageous as a series of midnight confessions…”

by David Payne | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized

“His barefoot journey, every brave and bloody step over broken glass, shows how even the darkest emotions and deepest wounds can yield to love.” — Gina Webb, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Winston-Salem Journal: “Not since William Styron’s 1951 debut novel “Lie Down in Darkness” has there been a more eloquent, courageous depiction…”

by David Payne | Jul 25, 2015 | Uncategorized

Payne explores his family and all its troubled relationships and history, striking universal notes that will hit you where you live… — John...

News & Observer… “a memoir so intimate it’s almost mouth-to-mouth.”

by David Payne | Jul 19, 2015 | Uncategorized

“Powerful, gripping, raw and tender.”
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