The Lost Art of Desire

Robin Beeman ably manipulates style and structure in her complex and suspenseful novella, The Lost Art of Desire, awarded the 2000 Texas Review Novella Prize. Set in a lush Mexican jungle (Beeman herself studied and taught in Mexico), the book chronicles the adventures of a pair of lovers on a vacation that turns into something more, elegantly combining introspective philosophical meditation with a fast-moving, entertaining plot.