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This story grabbed me from the start. It did not let me go until its very last line. It is about a man, Harry, dying of gangrene out on the plains of Africa. He is with Helen, a woman he loves. Will he die, or will he be saved?
Harry is quarreling with Helen. Why is it that we are the meanest to those we love most? Read this, found at the beginning of the tale:
"He looked at her and saw her crying.
'Listen,’ he said. ’Do you thin ...more
This story grabbed me from the start. It did not let me go until its very last line. It is about a man, Harry, dying of gangrene out on the plains of Africa. He is with Helen, a woman he loves. Will he die, or will he be saved?
Harry is quarreling with Helen. Why is it that we are the meanest to those we love most? Read this, found at the beginning of the tale:
"He looked at her and saw her crying.
'Listen,’ he said. ’Do you thin ...more
While I enjoyed these stories I wish they were more cohesive -- following a theme, a character, a place... I found the collection disjointed.
Very powerful, exquisite prose
Great imagery.
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