This is a fierce book, deeply attentive to nuance and rich with emotionally compelling drama. The author uses the breadth of the hybrid form and the cumulative power of each section to go deep into myth, marriage, art, and the natural world.
Madelon Sprengnether is the author of several books of poetry and nonfiction, including: The Normal Heart, Rivers, Stories, Houses, Dreams, La Belle et La Bete, a co-edited collection of travel writing, The House on Via Gombito, and Crying at the Movies: A Film Memoir. She lives in Minneapolis, where she teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Minnesota.
