by David Payne | Aug 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Payne’s memoir about his late brother is a book that is, as much as anything, a study in the power of inexhaustible candor.”
by David Payne | Aug 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
“…a superhonest, affecting personal narrative; Payne writes about his childhood, his parents, and his career with a novelist’s sensitivity to detail.”
by David Payne | Aug 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Listen to the interview here.
by David Payne | Aug 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Sara Nelson, Editorial Director of Amazon.com: An Amazon Best Book of August 2015: Imagine Mary Karr’s best poetic prose superimposed on material reminiscent of Pat Conroy and you begin to get an idea of what you’re in for with Barefoot to Avalon, a deeply moving...
by David Payne | Aug 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
…it’s hard not to be taken aback, then captivated, by the bluntness, Payne’s unwillingness to shy away from not only the difficulties in the story being told, but also in the act of trying to tell the story. This dynamic burns starkly and powerfully through all...
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...
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
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
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...
by David Payne | Jul 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Powerful, gripping, raw and tender.”
