The Jackets

by Liz DeJesus

The Jackets is a collection of short stories in which Liz DeJesus explores the connection between colors and emotions. Love unrequited, love fulfilled, and unrelenting reality crushing hopes and dreams are some of the experiences symbolized in the jacket colors that structure the rhapsodic explorations of the stages of love as experienced by young women. Red is the color of love at first sight for Laura. Orange are the flames of passion for Mia. For Penelope, brown is the color of nature—of the ancient gods and their unfettered love-making. Each chapter explores a unique a writer trying to find her muse; a young woman trying to flee an abusive relationship; a cashier getting lost in the woods and finding more than she had ever bargained for. In this intriguing blend of fiction and fantasy, the women in these stories hope for relationships, break out of them or find themselves involved with mythical gods and creatures. These fantastical pieces make for entertaining reading and give insight into young women’s eternal search for romance. DeJesus’ style is direct and uncompromising. Her women are courageous and captivating. This book will be a page-turner for women at every stage of life.

Genres: Fiction

132 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 28, 2011

About the author

Liz DeJesus is a novelist, freelance writer, and a writing coach. She has been writing for as long as she was capable of holding a pen. She is the author of The Jackets (Arte Publico Press, March 2011) The Frost Series, Morgan, The Laurel, Girl, Mugshots, Zombie Ever After and ABC's With the Vejigantes. Her work has also appeared in Twice Upon a Time (Bearded Scribe Press, Winter 2015) and Someone Wicked (Smart Rhino Publications, Winter 2013). Her articles have been featured in Southern Writers Magazine.
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Liz is also the co-founder of the Hockessin Art and Book Fair, Anime Day and Bento Con.
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She is also the winner of the 2023 Delaware Individual Artist Fellowship: Emerging, Literature: Creative Non-fiction, ABCs With the Vejigantes won 1st place at the 2023 Delaware Press Association Communications Contest Awards and 1st place at the 2023 NFPW Professional Communications Contest. She was recently awarded the 2024 Artist Opportunity Grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts.

Reviews

[CoffeeTimeRomance andMore · Rating 3 out of 5]

Each story takes the reader into small piece of each woman’s life. Each chapter is named after the color of the woman’s jacket. Sometimes the jacket plays a big part in the story. Other times, it is a minor player. The colors represent many things from love and warmth to coldness and death, but one of the major threads is finding love in the places you sometimes forget to look. Seeing these women through other’s eyes makes them feel real as you turn each page. Ms. DeJesus takes the reader on a journey through life, love and colors they will carry with them when they close the back cover.


Kimberly
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More


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