Above Discovery by Jennifer Falkner Paperback Book 9781778430206

A collection that careens from Ancient Greece to the Klondike Gold Rush for readers of A S Byatt and Margaret AtwoodquotIt is the part that is missing that I am drawn to that I try to pin down My gaze is always divided by what is here and what is no longer here That for me is where the deepest pleasure lies where the sweet overcomes the bitteramp34A couple coping with a recent loss are tasked with taking stock of a late biology enthusiasts hoard A support worker dedicated to rehabilitating young women suffering from among other things a certain unexpected effect of the climate apocalypse faces a truth that shatters the illusion separating her work and her personal life An archaeologist formerly working in Syria struggles with her decision to flee from unrest while the people she has left behind face an uncertain fateIn Jennifer Falkneramp8217s richly imagined first collection past and present glancingly converge making the familiar outlines of myth history and everyday life seem suddenly strange With spare elegant prose Falkner introduces the reader to those whose narratives are written in the language of empty space Above Discovery is a stunning debut collection from an author to watchamp10amp10amp10