When Roscoe; a 65-year-old Cervantes scholar; runs off with a young woman named Sally; he decides to stay a while in her family home. Soon he discovers that Sallyrsquo;s housemdash;once inhabited by James Dean; perched precariously over the San Fernando valleymdash;is filled with secrets; sadness; and haunted women who cannot leave themselves or anyone else in peace. From Lucy; Sallyrsquo;s suspicious sister; to Mable; their Shakespeare-quoting invalid mother; to Elizabeth; Mablersquo;s lovely and mysteriously mute nurse; the forces of the house conspire to make Roscoe question his assumptions about everything. As scars and histories are revealed; Shepard shows; as only he can; what happens when the secrets simmering within a family boil over. Heartless masterfully explores the irrevocability of our pastsmdash;and the possibility of life begun anew.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Awesome BookBy MWThis book is about the photographs taken of middle class black people. These photographs were shown at the 1900 Paris Exposition; at the American Negro Exhibit. They are still interesting today;because the show how black people looked and dressed in that era. Also of interest were photographs of blacks who looked more white than black; including a black albino person. I already knew about blacks being raped by whites during slavery; which would render their off-spring mulatto... or looking totally white. I havent seen many photographs of them though. All of the photographs in this book are superb in quality. I found the text about these photographs to be very informative as well.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Terrince AutryGreat old-time; Victorian-age photos of Black people in their splendor. Why arent these images more widely known?4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Good book for researchBy VPASIf you are interested in the history of photography and also in African American photographers impact in history this is the book for you. Highly recommend.