![]() ![]() This novel about a young studious woman immersed in the black revolutionary experience of 60's Berkeley has a freshness and bright ardor that is rare in this lazy climate of American fiction.” -Joy Williams, author of State of Grace "Virgin Soul is first class awesome, every page a crackling hungry flame. The unique perspective she offers on a volatile period of American history gives the narrative immediacy and authenticity.” -Publishers Weekly progresses from middle-class “good girl” to member of the Black Panthers, witnessing and experiencing the poverty, violence, excesses and rhetoric of the time, a transition handled by Juanita with assured matter-of-factness. “Juanita’s prose immediately immerses the reader in the time and place of its lead character. ![]() Virgin Soul yields an engaging coming-of-age story, one that recalls a turbulent era in captivating prose.” -San Jose Mercury News ![]() about ideas and the passions generated by revolution and romantic love.” -Los Angeles Times ![]()
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