Books by Anthony Stewart

Argues that the writing of Percival Everett compels readers to retrain their thinking habits and to value uncertainty. Stewart maintains that Everett's fiction challenges its interpreters to question their assumptions, consider the spaces in between categories, and embrace the potential of a larger, more uncertain world.

Jai was living the "American Dream". She was married to a man who was not only successful but loved her completely and she was the mother of a beautiful son as well. Little did she know that her life was about to take a dangerous turn, in the wrong direction. Eric, her former lover, and the only man who could send her into a sexual frenzy had some how found her and was coming to reclaim, in his mind, what was "rightfully" his. "This time it would be different... He'd make damn sure, of that" In the ultimate tale of love versus lust, Jai must choose whether to follow her heart or give in, to the irresistible temptations of her past. Could she "have her cake, and eat it too. Was she willing to pay the price to find out? You be the judge of that!

Arguing that Orwell's fiction and non-fiction weigh the benefits and costs of adopting a doubled perspective, this title illustrates how decency follows this perspective. It shows how Orwell's characters' ability to treat others decently depends upon the characters' relative capacities for doubleness.