Steppin Down Blues Lane

Mercury Grayce and sister Venus Marie grow up in parallel worlds of magical realism and suburban Detroit in the 1960's and 70's. When they are teenagers, Venus has a mental breakdown, and Mercury begins an episodic relationship with her boyfriend Dana. Through a tableau exploring compulsive cycles of violence and sensual experience, Mercury Grayce, a lyric novel steeped in the myth of Eros and Psyche, explores coming of age from a distinctly female point of view.