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After Silenceby Jonathan CarrollISBN 034910347X (0-349-10347-X)
Softcover, Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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Black Cocktailby Jonathan Carroll , Dave McKeanISBN 0312063040 (0-312-06304-0)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Bones of the Moonby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0312873123 (0-312-87312-3)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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A Child Across the Skyby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0099709503 (0-09-970950-3)
Softcover, Legend
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From the Teeth of Angelsby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0002240947 (0-00-224094-7)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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The Ghost in Loveby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0374161860 (0-374-16186-0)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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The Land of Laughsby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0099392607 (0-09-939260-7)
Softcover, Little, Brown & Company (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Land of Laughs'Book summary:Thomas Abbey is a man stuck in a rut. An English teacher in a small Connecticut prep school, Abbey is in a crisis. His career is unfulfilling, he has no social or love life to speak of, and he cannot break out of the shadow of his famous father, the actor Stephen Abbey. To kick-start his life, he takes a sabbatical to work on a biography of his favorite writer, Marshall France. France's books were the only thing that kept Abbey sane during his childhood, and though he was renowned for his lyrical and imaginative children's books, nearly nothing was known about the writer's life.
Although Abbey has been warned that France's daughter Anna has blocked all previous attempts at her father's biography, he and Saxony Garder--an intense woman also obsessed with France's life--head to Galen, Missouri, with high hopes of breaking down Anna's resistance. They are surprised to find Anna the soul of small-town hospitality and quite excited about Abbey's proposal--even eager to get the project finished as soon as possible. Even stranger than Anna's behavior is the town of Galen itself. On the surface, all is as a small midwestern town should be. But the people of the town seem to know what their future holds--freak accidents and all--down to the hour and are as eager for Abbey to finish the biography as Anna is.
As far as plot goes, The Land of Laughs doesn't break any new ground--it is a riff on a very old literary theme--and the more interesting issues the story raises--fate, free will, and the creative power of the written word--receive only a glancing blow as the story careens to its somewhat unsatisfying Gothic ending. That said, Carroll does show a good ear for dialogue and a deft hand at creating complex characters and quietly ominous moods. And the story--hoary plot line and all--immediately grabs you and doesn't let go. If you already know Jonathan Carroll from his other novels, you will want to add this reissue of his first novel to your library. And if you haven't yet been introduced to this inventive author, The Land of Laughs is the perfect place to begin. --Perry M. Atterberry [via]
The Marriage of Sticksby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0312872437 (0-312-87243-7)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Marriage of Sticks'Book summary:Jonathan Carroll is a writer other writers envy. He's been described as a "cult favorite" whose works go out of print too quickly in the USA, despite his popularity in Europe and the admiration of reviewers. It may be because Carroll uses fantastic elements, but doesn't write genre fantasy; his books are often haunting, even frightening, but they're not horror novels. He puzzles you, surprises you, and always makes you think about how what he's saying might apply to your life.
In The Marriage of Sticks, Miranda Romanac is a thirtysomething dealer in rarities who loves her work and lifestyle, but feels unfulfilled. As her friend Zoe says,
you don't expect anything better to happen because you've lived too long and seen too much to have any more hope. I'm luckier than you. I don't think life's very friendly either, but I know we can control hope. You can turn it on and off like a spigot. I try to keep mine on full blast.
Miranda struggles to change her life after upsetting revelations at a high school reunion. She has an affair with a married man who leaves his wife and children for her. She lives with ghosts of her past and future, with what might have been and could be. She's forced to face the consequences of her actions and the effect she has on others' lives by being who she is. Finally, she learns "to live without everything" and be content. --Nona Vero [via]
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Monsters in Our Midstby Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, Jonathan Carroll , Charles GrantISBN 0312869436 (0-312-86943-6)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Monsters in Our Midst'Book summary:[via]Nothing is more frightening than the unspeakable acts humans commit upon one another. Edited by Robert Bloch, the award-winning author of Psycho, this collection of works by such writers as Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, Jonathan Carroll, Charles Grant, and Richard Christian Matheson reveals the darkness of the human soul.More editions of Monsters in Our Midst:
Outside the Dog Museumby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0349105898 (0-349-10589-8)
Softcover, Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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The Panic Handby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0006479294 (0-00-647929-4)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Voice of Our Shadowby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0349105901 (0-349-10590-1)
Softcover, Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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White Applesby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0330492748 (0-330-49274-8)
Hardcover, Pan Macmillan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'White Apples'Book summary:Vincent Ettrich is in a tight spot. He has died and been brought back to life to help save his unborn son from evil and chaotic forces who want to prevent this son from becoming the savior of the universe. Sound bizarre? Welcome to the surreal and metaphysically massive novel White Apples by Jonathan Carroll.
Following up the equally strange but widely acclaimed The Wooden Sea, Carroll paints on an even wider canvas with White Apples. In Carroll's world, humans are key threads in a giant tapestry that is being woven as life is lived. But there are dark forces at work who don't want the weaving to continue as is and Ettrich, his beloved Isabelle, and their sentient fetus find themselves standing in the way. Their struggles to merely understand what is happening to them and to stand tall in the very face of darkness makes for a humorous, touching, and thrilling tale with, as is expected, a big bang of an ending. But the most marvelous aspect of the novel is not its far-reaching, mind-blowing metaphysics. It's the wonderfully tragic love story of Vincent and Isabelle that keeps this flight of fancy grounded and beautifully human. --Jeremy Pugh [via]
The Wooden Seaby Jonathan CarrollISBN 0312878230 (0-312-87823-0)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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