Crabs in a Barrel - Softcover

"Crabs in a Barrel is part comedy, part social commentary and part food for thought. Author Byron Harmon has stranded some of the most diverse personalities you can imagine on a tiny island with little food, scant water, a few egos and a gun, which sets up some nice surprises."--Terri Schlichenmeyer "Daily Journal " "Crabs in a Barrel is an entertaining and enjoyable page-turner. It was a delectable treat that I stopped my world for so that I could give it my undivided attention and read uninterrupted until the last page. Crabs in the Barrel made me laugh, scream, sad, become angry and reflective. For those who are unfamiliar with the term 'crabs in a barrel, ' Harmon enlightens in an informative and easy to follow manner. " --Yasmin Coleman "APOOO Book Club "

Acclaimed author Byron Harmon s third novel is a frank, no-holds-barred comedy with a sharp satirical edge. When a yachtful of party-goers headed for the Bahamas are shipwrecked and wash up on a remote island, the diverse group ten African Americans and their white captain are left with the usual survivor struggles: to find food, to shelter themselves, and to somehow figure out how to get back to civilization. But in their case, they also have to try not to kill each other in the effort. Before long, the different castaways including a beautiful waitress/med student, a wealthy lawyer, a Brooklyn thug, a Black Muslim, and two gold-digging cousins square off and start firing about their differences, their grievances, and their opinions, in exchanges that are as funny as they are explosive. Harmon uses this Gilligan s Island meets Survivor set-up to create a story that airs out the truth about how black people feel about themselves, each other, and most everyone else."