The Girl & The Fox Pirate

Synopsis

Kate Gehan's Debut Collection Of Thirty-four Stories Is A Wry, Tender, And Inventive Exploration Of The Ways We Manage Relationships With Our Siblings, Spouses, Children, And Even Ourselves. Qualities Of Magic Realism Permeate Her Writing As Characters Navigate Problems In A World Where Tumultuous Emotions May Literally Burst Into Flight. In Now They Would Behave A Family's Discord Manifests As An Escaped Dragon They Must Tame. In It Grew To A Certain Size, A Mother Blames Herself For Her Daughter's Death And Finds Solace Conversing With Her Talking Pet Pig. In New Wavelengths A Woman Harnesses Unexpected Natural Power To Seek Revenge On Her Harasser. Gehan Also Lasers Her Insight To Critique Narrow Definitions Of Female Beauty, Ultimately Inviting Us To Envision A More Glorious Society.