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"A stunning, unforgettable, and deeply American novel." —Julia Phillips, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author of Bear and Disappearing Earth “Michael Crouch gives an emotionally resonant narration of this mesmerizing debut novel of first love. He conveys the precise and...

The Wild Ruins, a new Hemlock Press book, full description to follow when available...

Hannah and Daniel were teenage sweethearts, but then Daniel left their sleepy village of Middlefern and his grandfather's veterinary practice behind for the bright lights of London. Now, 15 years later, the prodigal grandson has returned to temporarily take over the village practice with a veterinary qualification and his dog, Sammy, in tow. Daniel is ready for rabbits with tummy aches, guinea pigs who've lost their squeak, plenty of cow complaints and a whole lot of memories—both good and bad. But is he ready to see Hannah again?

After losing her husband, Sienna Parker has been living a shadow of her former life, paralyzed by anxiety and guilt over not being the mother her young son deserves. When her sister, Maya, suggests a fresh start in a small town, Sienna agrees. Oak Mountain turns out to be nothing like she...

A los personajes de las cuatro historias que conforman esta novela les han sido arrebatadas diferentes partes del cuerpo, en episodios que implicaron también la pérdida de seres queridos o de sus tierras; aunque los han dejado incompletos, estos personajes se empeñan en repasar sus historias...

Una casa di famiglia, sull'Appennino bolognese. Una vecchia casa. Gli animali sono una presenza nota. Non si tratta sempre di animali domestici, o quantomeno la loro domesticità è lontana dalla nozione tradizionale. Se nell'annus mirabilis 1992 quella di topi, arvicole e ratti era stata una vera e propria invasione, il dibattito si riapre quando arrivano i piccioni con il vaiolo: la sorella del narratore, dolce animalista, si fa in quattro per curarli, e nondimeno cura, almeno idealmente, i topi, anzi i ratti che turbano la quiete della magione.

From the winner of the 2016 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction comes a “heartwarming and sharp-witted debut” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) set over one emotionally charged weekend at an animal sanctuary in western Kansas, where maternal, romantic, and community bonds are...