Don't Tell Me the Truth About Love by Dan Rhodes (October 19, 2005)
I randomly chose this book of seven short stories off the library shelf. I read them in a day, on my bus ride to and from work and during lunch. Thematically, they cover aspects of love, often unrequited love, passion, enchantment, rejection, and pain.
The volume includes the stories:
The Carolingian Period – the story of an aging professor who missed
out on love and marriage
Violoncello – a boy becomes a violincello to be near the one he loves
Arc-en-Ciel – organized into sections by the colors of the rainbow,
the story of two men and the lovely Mademoiselle Arc-en-Ciel.
The Landfill – a man meets a beautiful woman at a landfill and cannot
forget her
Glass eyes – a man sacrifices an eye for a woman he thinks he is in
love with.
The Painting – story of an enchanting painting of a woman in a forest
Beautiful Consuela – Consuela puts her husband through trials until
she finally believes he loves her, and not for her beauty.
Dan Rhodes’s fun website:
http://www.danrhodes.co.uk/
