But Loretta can only see Hunter as the enemy who has stolen her, refusing to succumb to his control, or his touch.ĭespite the hatred intensifying between their peoples, Loretta and Hunter gradually find their prejudices giving way to respect, then flaring into feelings too dangerous to express. Army’s most cunning adversary, Hunter of the Wolf believes that Loretta is the “honey-haired woman with no voice” of ancient prophecy-the one he must honor for all eternity. Orphaned seven years ago after witnessing the brutal murder of her parents at the hands of the Comanche people, golden-haired Loretta Simpson still lives in terror that the warriors will return-her fear so powerful, she is no longer able to speak a word.Ĭalled the U.S. &“Schutt&’s haunting yet lyrical words linger long after the final page.&”-Los Angeles Times &“Think Gatsby with a twist of Didion.&”-BBC.com &“Schutt writes stories that don&’t have an ounce of melodrama in them-they feel unusually alive and honest-and few writers capture bereavement with Schutt&’s precision and elegance.&”-Oprah.New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson presents the first novel in her Comache series-a powerful historical romance about a man and a woman caught between two worlds… Timeless, incisive, and precise, these tales are a rush of blood to the head, portals through which we open our eyes and see the world anew. In league with JD Salinger, Katherine Mansfield and Guy De Maupassant, in Pure Hollywood Schutt gives us sharply suspenseful and masterfully dark interior portraits of ordinary lives, infused with her signature observation and surprise. From an alcoholic widowed actress living in desert seclusion, to a young mother whose rejection of her child has terrible consequences, a newlywed couple who ignore the violent warnings of a painter burned by love, to an eerie portrait of erotic obsession, each story in Pure Hollywood is an imagistic snapshot of what it means to live and learn love and hurt. Hailed by George Saunders as &“a truly gifted writer,&” with Pure Hollywood & Other Stories, Pulitzer Prize finalist and O Henry Prize winner Christine Schutt returns to the short story form that launched her acclaimed career and her inimitable style that John Ashbery once described as &“pared down but rich, dense, fevered, exactly right and even eerily beautiful.&” In 11 captivating tales, Pure Hollywood brings us into private worlds of corrupt familial love, intimacy, longing, and danger. &“Long and short stories from one of our most distinctive prose stylists,&” the author of the National Book Award finalist, Florida: A Novel (New York, &“The Best Books of the Year So Far&”).
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