Our Former Lives in Art: Stories

By Jennifer S. Davis

Set against the backdrop of the Deep South, these nine haunting stories explore big themes-authenticity, the relinquishing of childhood, the acceptance of dreams lost-in a way that ultimately affirms... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812973526
• ISBN13: 9780812973525
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Random House Trade
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

haunting

The title story is the most haunting short story I have read in a long time. I think to find a short story as evocative I would have to go back to Joyce Carol Oates "Where Are you Going Where Have You Been?" (though stylistically they are nothing alike). I read the story of a young boy with a savant-like drawing ability and a artistic repertoire which seems to be drawn from his past life experiences as a Civil War soldier, while I was standing in a library, 25 pound backpack on my back, and was completely carried away. The writing is subtle, deeply evocative and feels more spare than it really is.