First Annual Fraser Square Literary Circle Prize Awarded to Jeffra Hays
This year the Fraser Square Literary Circle is proud to honor debut novelist, Jeffra Hays, author of "Cocoa Almond Darling," with its first annual literary award.
BROOKLYN, NY, January 05, 2012
This year the Fraser Square Literary Circle is proud to honor debut novelist, Jeffra Hays, author of "Cocoa Almond Darling", with its first annual literary award. Popularly known as the "Squircle", this award is given to the author of the best novel written in south Brooklyn that reflects the multicultural nature of the area.Fraser Square Literary Circle: The Circle was founded by Paris Nicolini to further the appreciation of fine literature in south Brooklyn. You can find us at http://frasersquareliterarycircle.wordpress.com/.
Jeffra Hays: Lifelong resident of Brooklyn, Jeffra Hays has absorbed her multi-ethnic experiences and transformed them into a moving love story. Told by an opinionated white grandmother, "Cocoa Almond Darling" relates the woman's history, her love for a married black man, and the daughter they share. Although this slightly illicit family of three try to avoid racial tensions, those tensions are there, erupting, and disrupting, their love for each other.
Cocoa Almond Darling is available as an ebook on Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/Cocoa-Almond-Darling-ebook/dp/B006NFPOZM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1325635875&sr=1-1, on Nook at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cocoa-almond-darling-jeffra-hays/1108019892?ean=2940013866294&itm=5&usri=jeffra+hays, and on Smashwords at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/115216.
For more information, please contact Desiree Adore of FSLC at desireeadore@gmail.com.