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The Deadwood Beetle
A BookSense Pick and one of the Christian Science Monitor's Best Books of 2001, The Deadwood Beetle traces the wrenching life of Dr. Tristan Martens, an entomologist who is forced to emerge from the cocoon of his specialized research and confront the secrets of his family's terrible past. "An original, finely tuned novel." — The Miami Herald |
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The Floodmakers
Harry Buelle, the son of a famous and irascible Southern playwright, awakes one morning to find himself confused and naked in his bathtub. So begins The Floodmakers, the serio-comic story of one family's struggle to survive the searing heat of a summer tempest, and the powerful undertow of its ancient rivalries. "You know the people; you smell the sea air, feel the grit of sand . . . you will feel that, like Ibsen's, these characters exist somewhere, along the coast." — The Dallas Morning News |
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The Medusa Tree
In the tradition of Amy Tan and Gloria Naylor, Mylène Dressler's powerful debut novel, The Medusa Tree, tells the story of a family of displaced immigrant women who throughout conflict, mythmaking, and misunderstanding provide one another with love and sanctuary. "A haunting story about the legacies of love and war, about three women living with hope and loss and each other. A splendid debut." — Robert Olen Butler |
