Shifting Through Neutral - Softcover

"A beautifully rendered first novel that captures the complications of children caught between discontented parents with secret lives."--Washington Post

"Wonderful....In this book...there is...a poignancy that cuts incisively through the tender tissue of family love."--Elizabeth Strout, author of Amy and Isabelle

"The author's prose is poignant, like a strong left hook...sad, but endearing...written with precision and skill."--Atlanta Daily World Celebration of Books Fall 2004

"A tender telling that made me long for my own father."--Africana.com

"Lyrical...addictive...haunting. This beautiful coming-of-age story and will assuredly capture many hearts."--Trisha R. Thomas, author of Would I Lie to You?

"Richly detailed and intimate...Davis eloquently paints a picture seldom seen: the abiding affection black fathers have for their children."--Detroit Free Press

"Shifting Through Neutral is a beautifully rendered story by a writer to watch."--Benilde Little, author of Acting Out and Good Hair

"A vibrant...journey through a young woman's coming-of-age....Hop in--this novel is a ride well worth taking.--Martha Southgate, author of The Fall of Rome

Coming of age in the early 1970s, middle-class African-American Rae finds her precarious optimism unbalanced when her mother abandons the family for her lover, a situation complicated by Rae's need to care for an ailing father, a hip older sister's return, and her own budding sexuality. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.