Angels

"A terrifying book, a mixture of poetry and obscenity. . . [the characters] are people who can't be ignored. Mr. Johnson has written a dazzling and savage first novel."-Alice Hoffman, New York Times Book Review

The most critically acclaimed, and first, of Denis Johnson's novels, Angels puts Jamie Mays-a runaway wife toting along two kids-and Bill Houston-ex-Navy man, ex-husband, ex-con-on a Greyhound Bus for a dark, wild ride cross country. Driven by restless souls, bad booze, and desperate ...