Lusty, vigorous, zestful. It's hard to imagine our parents in the throes of passion, yet jinx and heavenly calling does just that. DuMar culls original text and graphics from love letters her mother penned to the poet's father during 1953-1954. From these letters mailed between first date and marriage, DuMar distills her mother's intimacies, anxieties, and endearments, engaging readers in the captivating dynamic of a couple falling into a 50-year future.
