Creatures Here Below (Signed Copy)

Advance praise for "Creatures Here Below"

"Bennett brings an African-American community to vivid life with strong and compelling characters and narrative themes to match...Bennett handles the multiple plot lines with grace and skill, and readers will appreciate the subtle growth of the characters, as well as the diverse array of experience." --"Publishers Weekly", August 8, 2011

Praise for O.H. Bennett's previous novels:

"This novel shows how the hidden history of a family, once unearthed, can forever change a person's view of himself and his relatives." --"The New York Times Book Review"

"Bennett's first novel is beautiful and real; impossible to put down until the final page." --"Booklist"

"O.H. Bennett's brilliant first novel strikes into the heart with exactly the force of revelation." --Richard Bausch
ADVANCE PRAISE FOR O.H. BENNETT'S "CREATURES HERE BELOW"

"In his third novel, Bennett brings an African-American community to vivid life with strong and compelling characters and narrative themes to match--growing up, the struggles of parenthood and young adulthood, the responsibilities we all have to each other as people....Bennett handles the multiple plot lines with grace and skill, and readers will appreciate the subtle growth of the characters, as well as the diverse array of experience." --"Publishers Weekly"

"Bennett diligently anatomizes both the antagonisms and love relationships of single-family households, pushing well beyond formulas and racial stereotypes." --"Kirkus Reviews"
PRAISE FOR O.H. BENNETT'S PREVIOUS NOVEL, "THE COLORED GARDEN"

"This novel shows how the hidden history of a family, once unearthed, can forever change a person's view of himself and his relatives." --"The New York Times Book Review"

"Bennett's first novel is beautiful and real; impossible to put down until the final page." --"Booklist"

"O.H. Bennett's brilliant first novel strikes into the heart with exactly the force of revelation." --Richard Bausch

...author O.H. Bennett grabs his readers by the hand and leads them through a house of miscommunication where everybody thinks too much and talks too little...Bennett's characters become likeable in their frailties and failures, and the back-and-forth ripens into a welcome addition.

Grab this book...you'll be rewarded by a bold story. In the end, "Creatures Here Below" is a novel you'll be talking about.--Terri Schlichenmeyer "Philadelphia Tribune "

Without glorifying, minimizing, or pandering, "Creatures" chronicles cycles of violence and abandonment, fight or flight, taking patient survey of the survival instincts and socioeconomic realities that allow destructive patterns to take root...Bennett's enduring strength begins with the methodical layering of telling details.--Nathan Huffstutter"The Nervous Breakdown" (06/13/2012)

An accomplished and compelling novel...The characters are layered and complex and relationships are beautifully interwoven. They offer hope in spite of broken dreams, and redemption.--Martin Macaulay"PANK magazine" (05/29/2012)

PRAISE FOR O.H. BENNETT'S "CREATURES HERE BELOW"
"In his third novel, Bennett brings an African-American community to vivid life with strong and compelling characters and narrative themes to matchgrowing up, the struggles of parenthood and young adulthood, the responsibilities we all have to each other as people....Bennett handles the multiple plot lines with grace and skill, and readers will appreciate the subtle growth of the characters, as well as the diverse array of experience." "Publishers Weekly"
"Bennett diligently anatomizes both the antagonisms and love relationships of single-family households, pushing well beyond formulas and racial stereotypes." "Kirkus Reviews"
"Without glorifying, minimizing, or pandering, "Creatures" chronicles cycles of violence and abandonment, fight or flight, taking patient survey of the survival instincts and socioeconomic realities that allow destructive patterns to take root...Bennett s enduring strength begins with the methodical layering of telling details." Nathan Huffstutter, The Nervous Breakdown blog
"Bennett's characters become likeable in their frailties and failures, and the back-and-forth ripens into a welcome addition. Grab this book...you ll be rewarded by a bold story. In the end, "Creatures Here Below" is a novel you ll be talking about." Terri Schlichenmeyer, "Philadelphia Tribune"
""Creatures Here Below" is a moving and poignant coming of age novel, very much recommended." "Midwest Book Review"
"An accomplished and compelling novel...The characters are layered and complex and relationships are beautifully interwoven. They offer hope in spite of broken dreams, and redemption." Martin Macaulay, "PANK" magazine

PRAISE FOR O.H. BENNETT'S PREVIOUS NOVEL, "THE COLORED GARDEN"
"This novel shows how the hidden history of a family, once unearthed, can forever change a person's view of himself and his relatives." "The New York Times Book Review"
"Bennett's first novel is beautiful and real; impossible to put down until the final page." "Booklist"
"O.H. Bennett's brilliant first novel strikes into the heart with exactly the force of revelation." Richard Bausch"

PRAISE FOR O.H. BENNETT'S CREATURES HERE BELOW

"In his third novel, Bennett brings an African-American community to vivid life with strong and compelling characters and narrative themes to match--growing up, the struggles of parenthood and young adulthood, the responsibilities we all have to each other as people....Bennett handles the multiple plot lines with grace and skill, and readers will appreciate the subtle growth of the characters, as well as the diverse array of experience." --Publishers Weekly

"Bennett diligently anatomizes both the antagonisms and love relationships of single-family households, pushing well beyond formulas and racial stereotypes." --Kirkus Reviews

"Without glorifying, minimizing, or pandering, Creatures chronicles cycles of violence and abandonment, fight or flight, taking patient survey of the survival instincts and socioeconomic realities that allow destructive patterns to take root...Bennett's enduring strength begins with the methodical layering of telling details." --Nathan Huffstutter, The Nervous Breakdown blog

"Bennett's characters become likeable in their frailties and failures, and the back-and-forth ripens into a welcome addition. Grab this book...you'll be rewarded by a bold story. In the end, Creatures Here Below is a novel you'll be talking about." --Terri Schlichenmeyer, Philadelphia Tribune

"Creatures Here Below is a moving and poignant coming of age novel, very much recommended." --Midwest Book Review

"An accomplished and compelling novel...The characters are layered and complex and relationships are beautifully interwoven. They offer hope in spite of broken dreams, and redemption." --Martin Macaulay, PANK magazine

PRAISE FOR O.H. BENNETT'S PREVIOUS NOVEL, THE COLORED GARDEN

"This novel shows how the hidden history of a family, once unearthed, can forever change a person's view of himself and his relatives." --The New York Times Book Review

"Bennett's first novel is beautiful and real; impossible to put down until the final page." --Booklist

"O.H. Bennett's brilliant first novel strikes into the heart with exactly the force of revelation." --Richard Bausch