Tiger Lilies

by Fielding Dawson

Book by Dawson, Fielding

230 pages, Hardcover

First published June 30, 1984

About the author

Fielding Dawson was an American author of short stories and novels, a painter and collagist, and a student at Black Mountain College.

Reviews

[Babak]

“I ran from every fight, and those I was in I lost, and that isn't true, but I clowned and laughed and stammered and flunked in fear, wishing I could turn into a killer of bullies, those bullies that picked on everybody smaller than they, and never, ever, on anyone their size, and yet as I ran from them I could only run to a point which demanded I turn and chase, but that point was so far away, and it was as if I had to run through so much fog and confusion to enter the strength where I could challenge…”

[Mitch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here is a memoir that you won't forget. Dawson's childhood memories are incredible and honest. I came late to this book, and it opened my eyes on my own childhood, and that of several friends I grew up with. Amazing book.