by JonathanCarroll (Author)
Returning to her class reunion, Miranda Romanac has her heart set on meeting James Stillman, her first boyfriend, once again. Her life's never quite measured up to the ideal he represented for her but she is devastated to learn that he died three years before, in a car crash. Her life settles back into routine in New York, and she meets the fabulous Frances Hatch, mistress of many of the great in Paris in the twenties, and at the same time starts an affair with a married man. Then she sees James Stillman, waving to her across the street. And her life changes forever. Confronted, literally, by the lives she's ruined one way or another, she learns the horrifying truth about herself and her own immortal existence.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New
Publisher: Indigo
Published: 10 Aug 2000
ISBN 10: 0575402490
ISBN 13: 9780575402492
Book Overview: Published alongside Carroll's Kissing the Beehive Jonathan Carroll receives huge critical acclaim for his writing: 'Evokes an eerie world of hidden meanings in this compelling tale of a woman's journey to the edge of reality. Carroll writes with a stark elegance that infuses the everyday world with a hint of surrealism and a taste of the unreal. Highly recommended' Library Journal 'To read Carroll once is to read his hypnotic, multi-layered fiction forever more' USA Today 'Blending fairytale, drama, magic realism and occult horror, the fiction of Jonathan Carroll is like no one else's' Washington Post 'Exquisite prose' The Scotsman