VOODOO HEART: Stories, by Scott Snyder.
This week, we're bringing you eight sensational tales about crimes of the heart — stories centered on abandoned lovers, cheating husbands, and enraged rivals.
Too late I discover that Denis Johnson — whose swirling, mystic, knife-in-the-heart story collection "Jesus' Son," about a young heroin addict, has haunted me throughout "Under the Volcano" — apparently once taught a semester-length course on Lowry's novel.
By Ligaya Mishan September 4, 2009 Too late I discover that Denis Johnson — whose swirling, mystic, knife-in-the-heart story collection "Jesus' Son," about a young heroin addict, has haunted me throughout "Under the Volcano" — apparently once taught a semester-length course on Lowry's novel.
But every newscast in America probably carried the bleeding-heart story of some long-time dealer, saying he was betrayed.
Valiant Hearts' story is told through the actions of four main characters, whose paths entwine at several points.
Matilda is, at heart, a story about stories.
And, at its heart, the story of The Empyrean is his story too.
It is a heart rending story that touches the soul.
This is a heart wrenching story of survival.
