cover image Lone Stars

Lone Stars

Sophia Healy. Atlantic Monthly Press, $8.95 (169pp) ISBN 978-0-87113-366-3

This ``ultra-spare'' first novel examines the thoughts that two artists, Lupe and her husband, Stas, have about each other when Lupe prepares for a show and then has a lesbian affair with the gallery owner. ``More mannered than subtle, Lupe and Stas's story is oversimplified and under-told,'' noted PW. (July)