A History of Heartache by Patrick Strickland #foliosociety sounds and the essence of

sounds and the essence of the American people

He's gambled away all his money and his family is at risk

both big and small

is happiest with her nose in a book

A History of Heartache by Patrick Strickland #foliosociety sounds and the essence ofIn this debut collection, celebrated journalist Patrick Strickland's vivid and character driven stories are as true to life as his award winning reportage. In A History of Heartache, boys grow up fast in the blazing heat of North Texas, and men grow old before their time. A wayward son rides shotgun into a night he can't take back. A janitor at an abortion clinic cant outrun a ghostor a camera. Strickland writes with clear eyed realism and unsparing