From a double shotgun house in New Orleans comes a true story larger than life. Teresa Tumminello Brader\, niece of the convicted art forger William Toye\, retells her family&rsquo\;s experi ence as she discovers her uncle&rsquo\;s misdeeds after decades of secrecy . Personal reflections and newspaper records alternate with a fictionalize d reimagining of Toye&rsquo\;s complicated life. On both sides of the stor y\, what emerges is an attempt to honor Louisiana artist Clementine Hunter &rsquo\;s legacy without flinching from the painful realities that come fr om reckoning with family bonds. Empathetic and honest\, \;Letting in Air and Light \;will inspire you to look more closely at your own history and wonder what else you might have missed.
\nTeresa Tum minello Brader \;is a New Orleanian\, spurred on to writing by the aft ermath of Hurricane Katrina. She has a bachelor of arts in English from Ma rquette University\, her four years in Milwaukee the only time she lived a way from the city of her birth. Her short stories\, essays\, poetry\, and reviews can be found at various online literary sites\, as well as in prin t anthologies. This is her first book.
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