Minneapolis: New Rivers Press, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's third novel, and a Minnesota Voices Project winner - an "irreverent, witty and compassionate book .. that sings of the joys and frustrations of the middle class African American life." Although he had written several novels, all were published in small printings ( although the first edition of this title is shown as 6000 copies, reportedly it is even less), and Haynes was relatively unknown until he was selected as one of the Granta 20 authors. SIGNED by the author.