First paperback edition. A ghost story unfolds simultaneously across three centuries and two continents a young cannibal details the daily life and appetites of his clan a man slowly and without pain or blood loses his limbs his tongue and his sight. A collection culled from Coleman Dowells entire career The Houses of Children displays the wide range of his talent in a dense and beautifully stylistic prose. Coleman Dowell is the author of five novels including Island People and Mrs. Oct