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Love and Other Wounds - by Jordan Harper (Paperback)

Love and Other Wounds - by  Jordan Harper (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Denizens of the shadows who live outside the law--from the desolate meth labs of the Ozark Mountains to the dog-fighting rings of Detroit to the lavish Los Angeles hotels where the famous run wild--the characters in [this book] all thirst for something seemingly just beyond their reach. Some are on the run, pursued by the law or propelled relentlessly forward by a dangerous past that is disturbingly close. Others are searching for a semblance of peace and stability, and even love, in a fractured world defined by seething violence and ruthless desperation"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In the hard-edged tradition of Hubert Selby Jr., Daniel Woodrell, and Donald Ray Pollock, and with the fresh, complex humanity of <em>Breaking Bad</em> and <em>Reservoir Dogs</em>, a blistering debut collection that unsparingly confronts the extreme, brutal parts of the human heart.</p><p>A man runs away from his grave and into a maelstrom of bullets and fire. A Hollywood fixer finds love over the corpse of a dead celebrity. A morbidly obese woman imagines a new life with the jewel thief who is scheming to rob the store where she works. A man earns the name "Mad Dog" and lives to regret it.</p><p>Denizens of the shadows who live outside the law--from the desolate meth labs of the Ozark Mountains to the dog-fighting rings of Detroit to the lavish Los Angeles mansions of the rich and famous--the characters in <em>Love and Other Wounds</em> all thirst for something seemingly just beyond their reach. Some are on the run, pursued by the law or propelled relentlessly forward by a dangerous past that is disturbingly close. Others are searching for a semblance of peace and stability, and even love, in a fractured world defined by seething violence and ruthless desperation. All are bruised, pushed to their breaking point and beyond, driven to extremes they never imagined.</p><p>Crackling with cinematic energy, raw and disquieting yet filled with pathos and a darkly vital humor, <em>Love and Other Wounds</em> is an unforgettable debut from an electrifying new voice. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Denizens of the shadows who live outside the law--from the desolate meth labs of the Ozark Mountains to the dog-fighting rings of Detroit to the lavish Los Angeles hotels where the famous run wild--the characters in <em>Love and Other Wounds</em> all thirst for something seemingly just beyond their reach. Some are on the run, pursued by the law or propelled relentlessly forward by a dangerous past that is disturbingly close. Others are searching for a semblance of peace and stability, and even love, in a fractured world defined by seething violence and ruthless desperation. All are bruised, pushed to their breaking points and beyond, driven to extremes they never imagined.</p><p>Crackling with cinematic energy, raw and disquieting yet filled with pathos and a darkly vital humor, <em>Love and Other Wounds</em> is an unforgettable debut from an electrifying new voice, and a welcome addition to the pulp poetry canon.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Bottom-line survival competes hard against issues of loyalty, friendship, and family in this disturbing, sometimes-ugly version of reality."--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em><br><br>"Each one of the stories in Harper's slim debut collection goes off like a shotgun blast of crime fiction tropes... the entire collection is a tight, tough parcel of pulpy, high-octane tales."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em><br><br>"Raw, gritty, and unsettling... VERDICT: As he runs, John's mouth 'felt full of hot pennies, ' and every story here is a hot penny worth much more. For fans of Cormac McCarthy, Daniel Woodrell, and Bruce Machart."--<em>Library Journal</em><br><br>"What sets Harper apart is his ability to deliver genuine literary epiphanies...Harper delivers tension, action, black humor, sex, and violence-but, above all, characters we quickly know, understand, and still remember even after their brains have painted the walls."--<em>Booklist</em><br><br>"With his first collection of short stories, <em>Love and Other Wounds</em>, Missouri-native Jordan Harper kicks the door of crime fiction off its splintered frame."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em><br><br>"<i>With Love and Other Wounds</i>, Jordan Harper achieves the rarest of literary feats: an economy of language that manages to both concentrate and expand. His starkly beautiful take on the wide-eyed and downtrodden stabs at the heart of the American Dream."--Joe Clifford, author of <i>Junkie Love</i> and <i>Lamentation</i><br><br>"[A] young writer that will probably only remain under the radar for a short time... Jordan Harper's <em>Love and Other Wounds</em> hits you like the smooth burn of a shot of whiskey, awakens your senses, and is an all-around, visceral tour de force."--Huffington Post<br><br>"A beautifully-written ride through America's inner darkness."--Roger Hobbs, author of <i>Ghostman</i><br><br>"Harper brings his own skewed eye and ear to what he calls 'that country-grit subculture'... Harper's stories are relentlessly violent, but he seasons the violence with compassion for his characters' fates."--Shelf Awareness<br><br>"His words hit with the impact of a shotgun blast and tear at any sense of security like an angry Rottweiler."--Los Angeles Magazine<br><br>"To be blunt, there really isn't a misstep in the entire bunch."--Lit Reactor<br><br>A gritty collection of short stories about people with murder on their minds. Why we're reading: Harper's unforgettable characters, who include a jewel thief, a Hollywood fixer, and a man who escapes his own grave."--Esquire.com<br><br>"Jordan Harper is one of the best short story writers of this generation."--Todd Robinson<br>

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