Barry Gifford: Imagination of the Heart June 10, 2009

'Imagination of the Heart' is the final chapter in the saga of Sailor Ripley and Lula Pace Fortune, the "Romeo and Juliet of the Deep South." Their story began in Barry Gifford's novel 'Wild at Heart,' which in 1990 was made into a Palme d'Or winning feature film by David Lynch. Following Sailor's death at the age of sixty-five in New Orleans, Lula moved back to her home state of North Carolina. This novel begins fifteen years later when Lula, age eighty reflects on her life with Sailor while also keeping a journal describing her last road trip back to New Orleans.