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The Jackets
by
Liz DeJesus (Goodreads Author)
The Jackets is a collection of short stories in which Liz DeJesus explores the connection between colors and emotions. Red is the color of love at first sight for Laura. Orange are the flames of passion for Mia. For Penelope, brown is the color of nature of the ancient gods and their unfettered love-making. Each chapter explores a unique perspective: a writer trying to fin...more
Paperback, 137 pages
Published
March 1st 2011
by Arte Publico Press
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The Jackets by Liz DeJesus is a collection of short stories where emotions are conveyed through the use of colors. Specifically, the color of jackets worn by the main characters.
The first story, Red, tells of two people who are destined to cross paths. Laura is stuck trying to find happiness and love. Allen watches her pass his house daily, noting that her red jacket makes her appear as "a rose trying to bloom in the middle of a storm." One day Allen notices that her color appears to be faded. H...more
The first story, Red, tells of two people who are destined to cross paths. Laura is stuck trying to find happiness and love. Allen watches her pass his house daily, noting that her red jacket makes her appear as "a rose trying to bloom in the middle of a storm." One day Allen notices that her color appears to be faded. H...more
Each story takes the reader into small piece of each woman’s life. Each chapter is named after the color of the woman’s jacket. Sometimes the jacket plays a big part in the story. Other times, it is a minor player. The colors represent many things from love and warmth to coldness and death, but one of the major threads is finding love in the places you sometimes forget to look. Seeing these women through other’s eyes makes them feel real as you turn each page. Ms. DeJesus takes the reader on a j...more
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Liz DeJesus was born on the tiny island of Puerto Rico. She is a novelist and a poet. She has been writing for as long as she was capable of holding a pen. She is the author of the novel Nina (Blu Phi'er Publishing, October 2007), The Jackets (Arte Publico Press, March 31st 2011) First Frost (Musa Publishing, June 22nd 2012) and Glass Frost (Musa Publishing, COMING SOON).
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