Robin Black on Wrecks and Ruins: “Quirky and surprisingly endearing”

“Caught between the reality of life’s impermanence and his suspicion that the dream of everlasting love is not a bit real, Stuart is as quirky and surprisingly endearing a figure as you’ll find anywhere. Through him, and — oddly — through the life-cycle of cicadas, Goodman takes on the big questions, the ones about life’s meaning and about where beauty is best to be found. The result is this charming and moving story of one man’s evolution, his loves, and his gradually dawning realizations about it all. I enjoyed every page!"

—Robin Black, author of Life Drawing and If I loved You, I Would Tell You This