WILL YOU HOLD ME?

by Christopher Kenworthy ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 18, 1997

A first collection of ten imaginatively conceived and almost uniformly somber stories about men unable to connect with the women they love or think they ought to love. Images of disease, disfigurement, and collapse predominate, as does a tone of exhausted resignation that makes it difficult to care about the fates of these characters. Still, a saving cynical wit enlivens such absorbing tales as ""Covering Up"" (a wry portrayal of male sexual confusion) and ""Because of Dust"" (in which a hopeful first date is followed by sudden death and unforeseen emotional involvement). A frustratingly uneven, though generally promising, debut.

Pub Date: April 18, 1997

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 182

Publisher: Do-Not Press/Dufour

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15, 1997

Categories: FICTION