Love: Short Stories
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Book Overview
"Ms. Martin's trademarks: a preoccupation with the dark underside of life, a taste for disturbing, even macabre imagery . . . excursions into an unseen realm [of] strange and magical events. . . . Martin possesses a sure storytelling gift, [an] ability to transform a myriad of specific details into larger, symbolic shapes."--New York Times
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:096686123X
ISBN13:9780966861235
Release Date:September 2011
Publisher:Lost Horse Press
Length:88 Pages
Weight:0.54 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.6" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
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Exquisite and rather disturbing
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Valerie Martin's world is a strange one. I have read Italian Fever and Alexandra and I have wanted to read Love: Short Stories for a long time. In my opinion, this is Martin's best work. The stories in this book are beautiful and disturbing at the same time. Each story has magical realism, which adds beauty and surrealism. Sea Lovers is my favorite story. The mermaid in Sea Lovers is definitely not like the one in the movie Splash. Also, you have to read it a few times in order to grasp its meaning. Valerie Martin is an incredible writer. I marvel at her ability to write such stories. This is a great piece of literature and I highly recommend it.
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