“Swapping Purples for Yellows”
In this Under the Covers episode, we meet Matthew Duffus, author of “Swapping Purples for Yellows.”
Charlotte Readers Podcast is sponsored by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
In this Under the Covers episode, we meet Matthew Duffus, author of “Swapping Purples for Yellows.”
Matthew is currently an instructor of English and writing center director at Gardner-Webb University. “Swapping Purples for Yellows” this is his debut novel.
“Swapping Purples for Yellows” is equal parts campus novel and family drama. It centers on an academic family, the Sutherlands, as they endure Homecoming weekend and try to mend the rifts that have appeared between its four members. The novel depicts the dangers of dwelling on the past and encourages the characters to take advantage of the opportunities presented to them to keep from repeating such mistakes.