Also published as: R L's Dream

Author: Walter Mosley Year: 1995 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fiction Culture: African-American Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon eBooks.com LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780330350747 9780330349642 0330350749 0330349643

Soupspoon Wise is dying on the unforgiving streets of New York City, years and worlds away from the Mississippi delta, where he once jammed with blues legend Robert "RL" Johnson. It was an experience that burned indelibly into Soupspoon's soul -- never mind that they said RL's gift came from the Devil himself. Now it's Soupspoon's turn to strike a deal with a stranger. An alcoholic angel of mercy, Kiki Waters isn't much better off than Soupspoon, but she too is a child of the South, and knows its pull. And she is determined to let Soupspoon ride out the final notes of his haunting blues dream, to pour out the remarkable tale of what he's seen, where he's been -- and where he's going. Similar books: John Woman by Walter Mosley Stepping Stone and The Love Machine by Walter Mosley The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley Lily White by Susan Isaacs The Cardinal Sins by Andrew M. Greeley Patience of a Saint by Andrew M. Greeley Purple Dots by Jim Lehrer The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter Those Who Trespass by Bill O'Reilly The Paperchase by Marcel Theroux Disappearing Acts by Terry McMillan Dreaming of Babylon by Richard Brautigan By the Light of My Father's Smile by Alice Walker The Delta Star by Joseph Wambaugh Tough Guys Don't Dance by Norman Mailer John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead The Drowning People by Richard Mason Who Asked You? by Terry McMillan A Deeper Love Inside by Sister Souljah B-More Careful by Shannon Holmes