The Marriage Of Sticks
Author: Jonathan Carroll
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 p….Read More
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