Mostly Dead Things
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A Best Book of the Year pick atΒ theΒ New York Times,Β NPR,Β The New Yorker,Β TIME,Β Washington Post,Β Oprahmag.com,Β Thrillist,Β Shelf Awareness, Good Housekeeping and more.
What does it take to come back to life? For Jessa-Lynn Morton, the question is not an abstract one. In the wake of her fatherβs suicide, Jessa has stepped up to manage his failing taxidermy business while the rest of the Morton family crumbles. Her mother starts sneaking into the taxidermy shop to make provocative animal art, while her brother, Milo, withdraws. And Brynn, Miloβs wifeβand the only person Jessaβs ever been in love withβwalks out without a word. Itβs not until the Mortons reach a tipping point that a string of unexpected incidents begins to open up surprising possibilities and second chances. But will they be enough to salvage this family, to help them find their way back to one another? Kristen Arnettβs breakout bestseller is a darkly funny family portrait; a peculiar, bighearted look at love and loss and the ways we live through them together.
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Kristen Arnett is a queer fiction and essay writer. She won the 2017 Coil Book Award for her debut short fiction collection, Felt in the Jaw, and was awarded Ninth Letterβs 2015 Literary Award in Fiction. She lives in Florida. Follow her on Twitter @Kristen_Arnett.
