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That bolt of lightning that lifts Lerner into the air sends the entire Lerner clan into free fall in this book, which depicts family-on-family pain with generosity and devastating humor, exploring how much we are each allowed to change within a family―and without.
"This is a family novel for smart people." Washington Post,Notable Book
"Impressive intelligence and sly humor." People
"Dissects family life with great heart and rapier wit." Parade
"Electric.
American Ending was inspired by all four of her grandparents, Russian Orthodox Old Believers who lived in the Appalachian mining town of Marianna, Pennsylvania.
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Mary Kay Zuravleff is the award-winning author of American Ending, inspired by both her grandmothers and her coal-mining grandfathers.
She has taught writing at American University, the Chautauqua Institution, Johns Hopkins and George Mason Universities, and she has written and edited extensively for the Smithsonian. Learn more at www.mkzuravleff.com
Jenny Moore, cofounder of NoveltyDC, has provided thoughtful, constructive guidance to writers for two decades.
Oh, and the food!"
—Alice McDermott, author of The Ninth Hour and the upcoming Absolution
"A deeply felt, humane, and timeless treatment of a timeless story. The previous director resigned suddenly and headed out to the Taklamakan Desert.
. What could she save if she tried—and how hard should she try?
"A winsome novel with a serious message—if loss is embedded in our everyday realities, then we must live as though the bowl is already broken." San Francisco Chronicle
"A tart, affectionate satire of the museum world's bickering and scheming." New York Times
"Wonderful stuff, these miniature visions in watercolor, ink and gold.
When the coin he's feeding into a parking meter is struck by lightning, Lerner survives, except that now all he wants to do is barbecue. All it takes is a quarter to change pediatric psychiatrist Dr. Owen Lerner's life. Oh, and the food! Gorgeous."
—Alice McDermott, author of The Ninth Hour and Charming Billy
"Immersive and compelling.
A funny and wholly original love story that weds the everyday to the supernatural and the mystical to the mundane." Chicago Tribune
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She has taught writing at Grub Street and the Writers Center and has been a resident at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. Yelena craves a different path. Her struggles, and those of her Russian-American immigrant community, are deeply felt and beautifully written."
—Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
The Man Alive!
Too bad their days—at least in Zuravleff's fictional museum complex—are numbered." Washington Post
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The Frequency of Souls is a novel of love, electricity, and life after death. Wholly fresh and achingly believable.
Another colleague, desperate for a son, has embezzled museum funds to pay for fertility treatments. In years of master-level workshops and one-on-one sessions, Jenny has helped published authors of fiction and nonfiction improve their work.