Behind the Waterline Romantic and I will destroy this

and I will destroy this world

There's something for every season

more than party affiliation or ideology

Infused with the author's signature wit and imagination

fewer promotions--and lots of stress

Behind the Waterline Romantic and I will destroy thisWinner of the Lee Smith Novel Prize Behind the Waterline takes readers to the home of a teenager and his grandmother in a New Orleans neighborhood on the eve of Katrina, where there are few resources and little warning of what is about to happen, in this novel that mixes magical realism with reality. When Hurricane Katrina approaches New Orleans, teenaged Eric and his grandmother and many of their neighbors decide to ride out the storm. Kionna Walker