Love and Obsession in Chicago

By Ahmed Riahi-Belkaoui

The stories deal with the toll caused by love and obsession. Inthe first story, labeled MEKTOUB (WRITTEN), a woman becomes obsessed withher daughter's lover. Fate, which brought her to this obsessive state, results in disaster.In the second story, labeled SHAME, a middle-aged curator falls in lovewith his sister-in-law. He sees his life shattered by his own irrationalactions. His life will go on, delivered, but with shame.In the third story, labeled CONJUGAL BLUES, a man is called on tosolve the murders of homeless men as well as the problem of thedisappearance of his wife and thwart the actions of a group benton destroying a landmark. The story resounds to the throbbingbeat of Chicago blues as it explores the dark sides of conjugal love

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143923597X
• ISBN13: 9781439235973
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"