Bibliograph

The scent of burnt flowers, a novel, Blitz Bazawule

Type

Label

The scent of burnt flowers, a novel, Blitz Bazawule

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The scent of burnt flowers

Oclc number

1338165513

Responsibility statement

Blitz Bazawule

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print Black voices

Sub title

a novel

Summary

When the windshield of his Chevy Impala shatters in a parking lot in Alabama, Melvin moves without thinking. The safety of his fiancee, Bernadette, is at stake. Impulse keeps them alive, yet they flee with blood on their hands. What is life like now that they are fugitives? the couple disguise themselves as a pastor and a pastor's wife. With a persistent FBI agent on their trail, they travel to Ghana to seek the help of Melvin's old college friend who happens to be the country's president, Kwame Nkrumah. What was meant to be a fresh start quickly spirals into chaos. All three must confront one another and their secrets, setting off a series of cataclysmic events

Target audience

adult

Classification