So Love Returns (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Nathan
- First Published: 1958
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—Magical Realism
- Time of Work: The mid-twentieth century
- Setting: California
- Genres: Long fiction, Magical Realism, Fantasy
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, California, West, U.S., Death or dying, Folklore, Reincarnation
- Locales: California
The Plot
So Love Returns is based on the folklore of a demon who comes to Earth to take the place of someone who has died. Following the death of his wife, Trina, Lenny struggles to make a living writing children’s books while he cares for his two young children, Trisha and Chris. Trina had been Lenny’s inspiration, and now that she is gone, he fears that he will be unable to write anything worthwhile. Like Jennie Appleton in Robert Nathan’s popular novel Portrait of Jennie (1940), Kathleen appears mysteriously to help the artist, then disappears into the...
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