The Beauty of the Husband Anne Carson
"My husband lied about everything"
Here Carson describes the treacherousness/beauty of an ex-husband in
29 tangos. This book is hard-core. And sad. It seems like every book
is sad.
A wound gives it's own light (5)
Her husband copied passages from her notebooks and sent them to
his mistresses.
Not ashamed to say I loved him for his beauty. As I would again
if he came near. Beauty convinces.
This is a tale. Like Chaucer or something. Not that I've read Chaucer
since high school. But I get the same feeling. Something devious
about the whole thing. Something dry. Anyway, this book reminded
me of something that I can't write online. Email me and I'll tell
you.