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Synopsis
Carry Nation is on the loose again, breaking up discos, smashing topless bars, radicalizing women as she preaches clean living to men more intent on booze and babes. As for Mrs. Gulliver, her patience with her long-voyaging Lemuel is wearing thin: money is short and the kids can't even remember what their dad looks like. And what of Tonto, the ever-faithful companion, turning forty without so much as a birthday phone call from that masked man? In fifteen short fictions, Karen Joy Fowler turns accepted norms inside out and fairy tales upside down, pushing us to reconsider all our unquestioned verities and proving once more that she is among our most subversive writers of fiction. Filled with imaginative virtuosity, replete with wicked insights and cunning conceits, Black Glass delivers everything readers have come to expect of her fiction.
Is Black Glass appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
A subversive short story collection that reimagines classic characters and fairy tales with feminist twists. Contains adult themes of substance abuse, infidelity, and marital discord presented through satirical lens.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include substance abuse and addiction.
Who'll love this
Readers will enjoy clever reimaginings of familiar characters like Tonto and Mrs. Gulliver from unexpected perspectives.