Lazaretto Larry Kramer Mans writes to call herself--and

Mans writes to call herself--and us--home

Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland

it is beginning to rise to the surface - changing everything in its wake

and Yasira is abducted by their agents

What she finds

Lazaretto Larry Kramer Mans writes to call herself--and"Vibrant. . . . Completely engaging. . . . A unique blend of poetic language and graphic depictions of the injustices suffered by African Americans in the post Civil War period." Booklist (starred review) Diane McKinney Whetstone's stunning historical novel, Lazaretto, begins in the chaotic back streets of post Civil War Philadelphia as a young black woman, Meda, gives birth to a child fathered by her wealthy white employer. In a city riven by racial