The Blue Vein Society

The Blue Vein Society Blue Vein Society President Josh Ryder Is Allset To Announce His Engagement To A Young Fair-Skinned Beauty Whenhis Very Dark-Skinned Wife From Slavery Suddenly Appears Searchingfor Her Long Lost Husband. A Shocked Ryder Is Forced To Confronthis Hidden Past. No Hidin? Place A Southern Sheriff Discovers Themulatto He Is Protecting From The Lynch Mob Is His Own Son Accusedof Murdering A Confederate Army Officer. As The Mob Closes In Thesheriff Is Forced To Make A Painful Decision To Save His Son Frombeing Lynched. With Amazing Speed -- And Superb Acting -- Kelley'Splay Shifts From Light But Edged Irony To Pain Rage Tendernessand Acceptance Underscoring The Many Nuances Of Prejudice. Neilnovelli Syracuse Post Standard This Reviewer Long Has Felt [Kelley]Has A Kinship With The Late August Wilson. Like The Pulitzer Prizewinner Kelley Revels In Dealing With African-American History.Joan E. Vadaboncouer Syracuse Post Standard The Blue Vein Society .. . Is Most Certainly About The Black Experience But Like All Gooddrama It Uses That Point Of View To Talk About The Humanexperience. Ann L. Ryan Albuquerque Journal