About the Book
Deliverance is the story of Frank Carson, a young black man living through the cruel and unforgiving Washington, D.C. drug epidemic of the 1980s. Through a childhood friend, Frank decides to try a powerful drug in a desperate attempt to erase his pain from betrayal and racism. Under the influence, Frank briefly sees a place of emotional and intellectual understanding facilitated by a malevolent apparition that directs his thinking. After a shocking confrontation with the phantom, Frank begins preparing himself with a newfound faith for a fight against a pervasive evil that seems impossible to win. Book One of the Rise from Despair Trilogy.
About the Author
Barry Barnett Keith began drawing comic superheroes at an early age for his classmates in Alexandria, Virginia. As a boy, he studied the paintings of Michelangelo and da Vinci, and was fascinated by French Impressionists painters like Monet and Whistler. An avid and advanced reader, by first grade he was reading on an eighth-grade level. After graduating from T.C. Williams High School, he attended the University of Delaware Art School, majoring in Painting, Drawing, and English. After college, he developed his personal style while discovering a love of landscape painting. As part of the Arlington Artists Alliance, his art has been a featured work on WJLA ABC7 News for Crystal City’s Art Underground. His personal story, “The Road from Recovery to Art,” was a cover feature and full-length article in The Arlington Connection. Currently, Mr. Keith works for Prince George’s County Public Schools as Lead Art Teacher, and was named practicing Artist Educator of the Year, 2026. He is a husband and a proud father.
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