The new film "Death of a Unicorn," starring Jenna Ortega, features the mythical beast as a brutal killer. From purity to ...

The itinerant man in Gayl Jones’s “The Unicorn Woman” discovers his beloved as a sideshow carnival attraction. By MJ Franklin MJ Franklin is an editor at the Book Review. When you purchase ...

BOOK REVIEW Gayl Jones’s ‘The Unicorn Woman’ muses on American identity Her latest novel, infused with wordplay and humor, reveals her to be one of our greatest living authors ...

This new woman is my true "unicorn." I'd do anything for her. I want to be with her, and she says the same, but even though her mother is toxic, ...

Dear Abby: I am recently separated and my divorce will be final soon. But I've met a new woman who is my "unicorn." We both want this to work, but she's stuck with her toxic mother.

The core theme of the Unicorn Woman’s mystery and allure is enticing, but Buddy’s obsessive gaze tends to wear on the reader as the woman's own story remains underdeveloped.

Tragic figure or con artist, the Unicorn Woman seized Buddy’s imagination. “Whenever I met a new woman, I couldn’t help measuring her against the unicorn one,” he muses.