I'd Tear Down the Stars is a collection of short stories by the author of The Illusion of Being Here, with characters are diverse as young women, middle-aged men, and children, all seeking luck beneath the stars. Four young men go to Atlantic City to gamble and relax, but they discover that having fun doesn't happen just because you want it to in -Everyone's a Winner Here.- A woman out wandering at night stops in a diner and tells a story of her mother as a little girl, lost at a frightening carnival in -A Night at the Carnival.- A man travels to earth to receive a new heart and finds much...
I'd Tear Down the Stars is a collection of short stories by the author of The Illusion of Being Here, with characters are diverse as young women, m...
In the novel The Illusion of Being Here, a letter from Catherine the Great sends Paul and Luke on a quest through Charleston, South Carolina. Paul, a history professor at the College of Charleston, hopes the letter will give him credibility to gain job security. His cousin Luke, a diplomat, wants to find the letter because of his deep interest in Russia, where he lived until a tragedy drove him out. As the search through Charleston continues, Luke recalls his life in Japan, Germany, Beijing, and meeting with a Gypsy witch in Moscow, who has sensory connections to know the future. Each of...
In the novel The Illusion of Being Here, a letter from Catherine the Great sends Paul and Luke on a quest through Charleston, South Carolina. Paul, a ...
