A Breath Before Dying

"Identity, honesty, death ... M.C. handles such existential issues deftly; his finely drawn characters struggle with the dilemmas we all face in the midst of the terror and beauty of living. Although a mix of his earlier and later works, which are diverse in plot and setting, each is faithful to a central theme: an individual must confront and deal with conflict and is often left with more questions than answers. Even so, through superbly crafted prose both humorous and heartrending, we ide...