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Mostly Dead Things

Mostly Dead Things

by Kristen Arnett
Paperback
Publication Date: 12/01/2021

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What does it take to come back to life?

Kristen Arnett's debut is a darkly funny, heart-wrenching, and eccentric look at loss and love... and taxidermy!

What does it take to come back to life?

In the wake of her father's suicide, Jessa-Lynn Morton has stepped up to manage his failing taxidermy business while the rest of the Morton family falls apart. Her mother starts sneaking into the shop to make alarming art with stuffed animals; and while her brother Milo withdraws, his wife, Brynn - the only person Jessa's ever been in love with - leaves home without a word. A string of unexpected incidents opens up the chance for the Mortons to mend: can they piece themselves together again?

Kristen Arnett's breakout debut is a darkly funny family portrait; a peculiar, bighearted look at love and loss and the ways we live through them together.

ISBN:
9781472155450
9781472155450
Category:
Contemporary fiction
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
12-01-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
198x131x24mm
Weight:
0.27kg

'Messed-up families, scandalous love affairs, art, life, death and the great state of Florida in one delicious, darkly funny package. Kristen Arnett is a wickedly talented and a wholly original voice'
Jami Attenberg

'This book is my song of the summer'
Parul Seghal, New York Times

'Wonderful'
Esme Weijun Wang, Guardian

'Explores love, loss and death and is guaranteed to keep you gripped throughout'
Mirror

'The writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur'
New Yorker

Kristen Arnett

Kristen Arnett is a queer fiction and essay writer. She won the 2017 Coil Book Award for her debut short fiction collection, Felt in the Jaw, and was awarded Ninth Letter's 2015 Literary Award in Fiction.

She's a columnist for Literary Hub and her work has either appeared or is upcoming at North American Review, The Normal School, Gulf Coast, TriQuarterly, Guernica, Electric Literature, Guardian, Salon, The Rumpus, and elsewhere.

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