The Art of the Heart
The heartland of America in 1965 feels like the end of the road for seventeen-year-old Zac Weston. After all, there’s nowhere to go when you’re shy, gay, and a virgin. A natural artist, inspiration strikes in the form of neighbor boy Rory, and Zac’s fantasies spill onto the pages of his notebook....
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The heartland of America in 1965 feels like the end of the road for seventeen-year-old Zac Weston. After all, there’s nowhere to go when you’re shy, gay, and a virgin. A natural artist, inspiration strikes in the form of neighbor boy Rory, and Zac’s fantasies spill onto the pages of his notebook. When Zac’s secret is discovered, it might take more than wishes to magically make his world right.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00LBGT882
Pages no: 61
Edition language: English
Dan Skinner writes about coming of age as no other.This reads as a typical Dan Skinner story.Young men barely out of their teens, if at all? Check.First discoveries and sexuality exploration? All in all, coming of age? Check.Sense of doom filled with dreams struggling to come to the surface? Check.1...
Wow, just WOW...Dan Skinner, I don't know how you do it but my emotions are all over the place after reading your books.This book took me back to my first 'crush '...I can still picture him with his long hair wearing a green jumper...Anyway ,I loved David in Memorizing YouI loved Matt in The Bible B...
First love, puppy love, forever love. Love comes in so many different forms but the most painful is unrequited love. Knowing that person who holds your heart in the palm of their hands doesn't return your feelings and never will...well is there really anything more painful? Zac is in love. Which i...
Every time I think Dan Skinner has plumbed the depths of his exceptional talent, he digs a little deeper and proves that he is nowhere near its bottom. This is a short story that Dan wrote a number of years ago. He thought it wasn’t worth publishing, so he set it aside. I, for one, am so glad he dec...
~ Book Review by BeverleyThe Art of the Heart is a gorgeous, luscious short story about a lonely boy who despairs of ever finding love. He lives in the heartland of America, Sweetwater, which is a tiny farming community. He has isolated himself from the other residents and students at school by bein...
8 years ago
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