One of Bill's brothers repossesses BMW's and Cadillacs. She's dutifully waiting for her husband to be released from a maximum security prison, and she's so unlucky that a fortuneteller refuses to read her His mother is a great believer in the inevitability of torment. There they find white-hot afternoons, yards filled with junked cars, the sort of religion that simmers with demonsĪnd - most dangerous of all - Bill's family. After a terrifying time in Chicago (where Jamie is raped), they head for Arizona. But loneliness and plain lack of energy throw them together,Īnd they become lovers. She is at first put off by his tattoos and silvered wraparound sunglasses. Traveling with her two young daughters on a Greyhound bus when she meets Bill Houston. Jamie Mays has left her husband in a trailer park in Oakland, Calif. The poet Denis Johnson's stunning ''Angels'' is the story of people who slip helplessly into their own worst nightmares. Both ''Angels'' and ''Suder''įollow the lives of outsiders, and with varying degrees of success each of these first novels charts a descent into madness. But this dream can easily sour, and when it does, it can become a coldblooded nightmare or a journey into absurdity. We dream of those who ride across the desert searchingįor freedom or set out to cross the country alone. Or many Americans, the man on the run from society often becomes a hero. OctoSlumps and Tailspins By ALICE HOFFMAN
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