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- ISBN
- 9781958506011
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Burst : a Novel
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publisher
- Zibby Books
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Contemporary Women, Family Life, General
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 278 Pages
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A Good Morning America "Top 15 Books Perfect for Spring Reading" Award-winning author Mary Otis delivers an arresting debut novel that explores the complexities between mothers and daughters, and the conflicting desires for connection and escape. Viva has always found ways to manage her mother Charlotte's drinking because, for her entire life, it's been Viva and Charlotte against the world. The pair spend years on the move, living in a trailer on Cape Cod, the family home of one of Charlotte's romantic entanglements, and finally the home of Charlotte's sister and brother-in-law whose generosity comes with the pressure of intrusion and resentment. Along the way, Viva accidentally discovers an innate talent for dance and chases her new passion with the same fervor that her mother chases the bottle. Over the years, Viva's talent becomes her ticket to a life of her own, and Charlotte's investment in Viva's dance training is tinged with her own past failures and insecurity. As Viva moves further away geographically and emotionally to pursue her dream, Charlotte struggles to make peace with her own past as a failed artist, a distant mother, and an alcoholic. When tragedy strikes, Viva begins a downward spiral that forces her to decide whether she will repeat her mother's mistakes or finally take control of her life. Told from interwoven perspectives with writing as deft as a choreographed dance, this story delves into a mother-daughter relationship filled with immense heart in the face of heartbreak. Gain access to additional, behind-the-scenes content via QR code with the purchase of Burst in any format.
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Zibby Books
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195850601x
ISBN-13
9781958506011
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Book Title
Burst : a Novel
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Family Life, General
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
278 Pages
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Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
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Reviews
Selected by Publisher''s Marketplace as a Buzz Book for Spring/Summer 2023 "In lyrical language that expresses both Viva''s and Charlotte''s perspectives, Otis portrays a mother and daughter caught in a tense pas de deux, perpetually pushing one another away before returning to each other. This author continues to impress." -- Publishers Weekly "Mary Otis delivers a psychologically acute vision of a mother and daughter and their haunting waltz in which allegiance, dreams of escape, the desire for dignity and the urge for self-destruction play their part in a dance that spreads over three decades. A powerful debut." --Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M. "A profound, propulsive exploration of what it means to be a mother, a daughter, an artist, and an addict. A transfixing, singular evocation of the precarious, terrifying predicament that constitutes being a woman alone in the world. BURST made me think deeply about my own choices and compulsions and changed, forever, the way I see myself and the world." --Joanna Rakoff , author of My Salinger Year and A Fortunate Age "Mary Otis is so gifted at giving us two full and complicated women in this captivating novel, allowing each her brokenness and her dignity. Plus, the gorgeous writing about dance! I was making a list in my head of readers I want to give it to." --Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and The Butterfly Lampshade "When it comes to stories of mothers and daughters, Mary Otis''s Burst is up there with Mona Simpson''s Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout''s Amy & Isabelle. Otis writes with complexity and heart. We are all richer and wiser after reading her work." --Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other''s Harvest "Beautifully written, propulsive, and utterly transcendent, this is a mother-daughter story for the ages." --J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of Minnesota "Burst is a wallop of a novel--it is about risk and pleasure, the way a body or mind can feel like a boundless possibility and a small prison, the way a mother and daughter set loose in the world can make everything shine, even if the shiny things also have teeth." --Ramona Ausubel, author of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty and Awayland "The mysterious bond that occurs between troubled mothers and their daughters has been written about endlessly, but almost never with such perfectly-modulated electricity, such humor and deep wisdom, such enveloping-but utterly unsentimental-tenderness. Burst is a taut, economical novel that nonetheless contains multitudes. Its interrogations of what we owe ourselves and one another, how we love our parents and struggle to escape their shadows, and how we reconcile our dreams with our disappointments, is wonderful indeed." --Matthew Specktor, author of Always Crashing in the Same Car and American Dream Machine "Mary Otis writes about the ineffable--the high of being a dancer, the terrible closeness of mothers and daughters--with clarity, soul, and grace. BURST is a radiant first novel, its characters impossible to forget in their individual vividness and their complicated love for one another." -- Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, author of Likes and Madeline is Sleeping "I knew from the first few lines that I was in with this book for the duration. Well-observed and propulsive, Mary Otis makes the reader acutely aware of consequences--both short and long term--and plays them out masterfully." --Keith Mosman, Powell''s Books, "Mary Otis delivers a psychologically acute vision of a mother and daughter and their haunting waltz in which allegiance, dreams of escape, the desire for dignity and the urge for self-destruction play their part in a dance that spreads over three decades. A powerful debut. -- Janet Fitch , author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M. "Mary Otis is so gifted at giving us two full and complicated women in this captivating novel, allowing each her brokenness and her dignity. Plus, the gorgeous writing about dance! I was making a list in my head of readers I want to give it to. -- Aimee Bender , author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and The Butterfly Lampshade "When it comes to stories of mothers and daughters, Mary Otis's Burst is up there with Mona Simpson's Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout's Amy & Isabelle . Otis writes with complexity and heart. We are all richer and wiser after reading her work." -- Natalie Baszile , author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other's Harvest "Beautifully written, propulsive, and utterly transcendent, this is a mother-daughter story for the ages." -- J. Ryan Stradal , author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of Minnesota " Burst is a wallop of a novel--it is about risk and pleasure, the way a body or mind can feel like a boundless possibility and a small prison, the way a mother and daughter set loose in the world can make everything shine, even if the shiny things also have teeth." -- Ramona Ausubel , author of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty and Awayland "The mysterious bond that occurs between troubled mothers and their daughters has been written about endlessly, but almost never with such perfectly-modulated electricity, such humor and deep wisdom, such enveloping-but utterly unsentimental-tenderness. Burst is a taut, economical novel that nonetheless contains multitudes. Its interrogations of what we owe ourselves and one another, how we love our parents and struggle to escape their shadows, and how we reconcile our dreams with our disappointments, is wonderful indeed." -- Matthew Specktor , author of Always Crashing in the Same Car and American Dream Machine "Mary Otis writes about the ineffable--the high of being a dancer, the terrible closeness of mothers and daughters--with clarity, soul, and grace. Burst is a radiant first novel, its characters impossible to forget in their individual vividness and their complicated love for one another." -- Sarah Shun-lien Bynum , author of Likes and Madeline is Sleeping, "Mary Otis delivers a psychologically acute vision of a mother and daughter and their haunting waltz in which allegiance, dreams of escape, the desire for dignity and the urge for self-destruction play their part in a dance that spreads over three decades. A powerful debut. --Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M. "Mary Otis is so gifted at giving us two full and complicated women in this captivating novel, allowing each her brokenness and her dignity. Plus, the gorgeous writing about dance! I was making a list in my head of readers I want to give it to. --Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and The Butterfly Lampshade "When it comes to stories of mothers and daughters, Mary Otis's BURST is up there with Mona Simpson's Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout's Amy & Isabelle. Otis writes with complexity and heart. We are all richer and wiser after reading her work." --Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other's Harvest "Beautifully written, propulsive, and utterly transcendent, this is a mother-daughter story for the ages." --J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of Minnesota "BURST is a wallop of a novel--it is about risk and pleasure, the way a body or mind can feel like a boundless possibility and a small prison, the way a mother and daughter set loose in the world can make everything shine, even if the shiny things also have teeth." --Ramona Ausubel, author of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty and Awayland "The mysterious bond that occurs between troubled mothers and their daughters has been written about endlessly, but almost never with such perfectly-modulated electricity, such humor and deep wisdom, such enveloping-but utterly unsentimental-tenderness. BURST is a taut, economical novel that nonetheless contains multitudes. Its interrogations of what we owe ourselves and one another, how we love our parents and struggle to escape their shadows, and how we reconcile our dreams with our disappointments, is wonderful indeed." --Matthew Specktor, author of Always Crashing in the Same Car and American Dream Machine "Mary Otis writes about the ineffable--the high of being a dancer, the terrible closeness of mothers and daughters--with clarity, soul, and grace. BURST is a radiant first novel, its characters impossible to forget in their individual vividness and their complicated love for one another." --Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, author of Likes and Madeline is Sleeping, Selected by Publisher''s Marketplace as a Buzz Book for Spring/Summer 2023 "In lyrical language that expresses both Viva''s and Charlotte''s perspectives, Otis portrays a mother and daughter caught in a tense pas de deux, perpetually pushing one another away before returning to each other. This author continues to impress." -- Publishers Weekly "Mary Otis delivers a psychologically acute vision of a mother and daughter and their haunting waltz in which allegiance, dreams of escape, the desire for dignity and the urge for self-destruction play their part in a dance that spreads over three decades. A powerful debut." --Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M. "A profound, propulsive exploration of what it means to be a mother, a daughter, an artist, and an addict. A transfixing, singular evocation of the precarious, terrifying predicament that constitutes being a woman alone in the world. BURST made me think deeply about my own choices and compulsions and changed, forever, the way I see myself and the world." --Joanna Rakoff , author of My Salinger Year and A Fortunate Age "Mary Otis is so gifted at giving us two full and complicated women in this captivating novel, allowing each her brokenness and her dignity. Plus, the gorgeous writing about dance! I was making a list in my head of readers I want to give it to." --Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and The Butterfly Lampshade "When it comes to stories of mothers and daughters, Mary Otis''s Burst is up there with Mona Simpson''s Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout''s Amy & Isabelle. Otis writes with complexity and heart. We are all richer and wiser after reading her work." --Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other''s Harvest "Beautifully written, propulsive, and utterly transcendent, this is a mother-daughter story for the ages." --J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of Minnesota "Burst is a wallop of a novel--it is about risk and pleasure, the way a body or mind can feel like a boundless possibility and a small prison, the way a mother and daughter set loose in the world can make everything shine, even if the shiny things also have teeth." --Ramona Ausubel, author of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty and Awayland "The mysterious bond that occurs between troubled mothers and their daughters has been written about endlessly, but almost never with such perfectly-modulated electricity, such humor and deep wisdom, such enveloping-but utterly unsentimental-tenderness. Burst is a taut, economical novel that nonetheless contains multitudes. Its interrogations of what we owe ourselves and one another, how we love our parents and struggle to escape their shadows, and how we reconcile our dreams with our disappointments, is wonderful indeed." --Matthew Specktor, author of Always Crashing in the Same Car and American Dream Machine "Mary Otis writes about the ineffable--the high of being a dancer, the terrible closeness of mothers and daughters--with clarity, soul, and grace. BURST is a radiant first novel, its characters impossible to forget in their individual vividness and their complicated love for one another." -- Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, author of Likes and Madeline is Sleeping "I knew from the first few lines that I was in with this book for the duration. Well-observed and propulsive, Mary Otis makes the reader acutely aware of consequences--both short and long term--and plays them out masterfully." --Keith Mosman, Powell''s Books "A new spin on the theme of entwined mothers and daughters...(Otis) steers ably away from cliché in what could easily have been a conventionally tense relationship between mother and daughter, documenting the ways in which both are distorted by the "umbilical cord" that stretches between them for decades but allowing them to be individuals with their own quirks and longings as well." --Kirkus Reviews, "Otis delivers a psychologically acute vision of a mother and daughter and their haunting waltz in which allegiance, dreams of escape, the desire for dignity and the urge for self-destruction play their part in a dance that spreads over three decades. A powerful debut." --Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M. "Otis is so gifted at giving us two full and complicated women in this captivating novel, allowing each her brokenness and her dignity. Plus, the gorgeous writing about dance! I was making a list in my head of readers I want to give it to." --Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and The Butterfly Lampshade "When it comes to stories of mothers and daughters, Otis's Burst is up there with Mona Simpson's Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout's Amy & Isabelle . Otis writes with complexity and heart. We are all richer and wiser after reading her work." --Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other's Harvest "Beautifully written, propulsive, and utterly transcendent, this is a mother-daughter story for the ages." --J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of Minnesota " Burst is a wallop of a novel--it is about risk and pleasure, the way a body or mind can feel like a boundless possibility and a small prison, the way a mother and daughter set loose in the world can make everything shine, even if the shiny things also have teeth." --Ramona Ausubel, author of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty and Awayland "The mysterious bond that occurs between troubled mothers and their daughters has been written about endlessly, but almost never with such perfectly-modulated electricity, such humor and deep wisdom, such enveloping-but utterly unsentimental-tenderness. Burst is a taut, economical novel that nonetheless contains multitudes. Its interrogations of what we owe ourselves and one another, how we love our parents and struggle to escape their shadows, and how we reconcile our dreams with our disappointments, is wonderful indeed." --Matthew Specktor, author of Always Crashing in the Same Car and American Dream Machine "Otis writes about the ineffable--the high of being a dancer, the terrible closeness of mothers and daughters--with clarity, soul, and grace. Burst is a radiant first novel, its characters impossible to forget in their individual vividness and their complicated love for one another." --Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, author of Likes and Madeline is Sleeping, Selected by Publisher's Marketplace as a Buzz Book for Spring/Summer 2023 "Mary Otis delivers a psychologically acute vision of a mother and daughter and their haunting waltz in which allegiance, dreams of escape, the desire for dignity and the urge for self-destruction play their part in a dance that spreads over three decades. A powerful debut." --Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M. "A profound, propulsive exploration of what it means to be a mother, a daughter, an artist, and an addict. A transfixing, singular evocation of the precarious, terrifying predicament that constitutes being a woman alone in the world. BURST made me think deeply about my own choices and compulsions and changed, forever, the way I see myself and the world." --Joanna Rakoff , author of My Salinger Year and A Fortunate Age "Mary Otis is so gifted at giving us two full and complicated women in this captivating novel, allowing each her brokenness and her dignity. Plus, the gorgeous writing about dance! I was making a list in my head of readers I want to give it to." --Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and The Butterfly Lampshade "When it comes to stories of mothers and daughters, Mary Otis's Burst is up there with Mona Simpson's Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout's Amy & Isabelle. Otis writes with complexity and heart. We are all richer and wiser after reading her work." --Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other's Harvest "Beautifully written, propulsive, and utterly transcendent, this is a mother-daughter story for the ages." --J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of Minnesota "Burst is a wallop of a novel--it is about risk and pleasure, the way a body or mind can feel like a boundless possibility and a small prison, the way a mother and daughter set loose in the world can make everything shine, even if the shiny things also have teeth." --Ramona Ausubel, author of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty and Awayland "The mysterious bond that occurs between troubled mothers and their daughters has been written about endlessly, but almost never with such perfectly-modulated electricity, such humor and deep wisdom, such enveloping-but utterly unsentimental-tenderness. Burst is a taut, economical novel that nonetheless contains multitudes. Its interrogations of what we owe ourselves and one another, how we love our parents and struggle to escape their shadows, and how we reconcile our dreams with our disappointments, is wonderful indeed." --Matthew Specktor, author of Always Crashing in the Same Car and American Dream Machine "Mary Otis writes about the ineffable--the high of being a dancer, the terrible closeness of mothers and daughters--with clarity, soul, and grace. BURST is a radiant first novel, its characters impossible to forget in their individual vividness and their complicated love for one another." -- Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, author of Likes and Madeline is Sleeping "I knew from the first few lines that I was in with this book for the duration. Well-observed and propulsive, Mary Otis makes the reader acutely aware of consequences--both short and long term--and plays them out masterfully." --Keith Mosman, Powell's Books, "The mysterious bond that occurs between troubled mothers and their daughters has been written about endlessly, but almost never with such perfectly-modulated electricity, such humor and deep wisdom, such enveloping--but utterly unsentimental--tenderness. BURST is a taut, economical novel that nonetheless contains multitudes. Its interrogations of what we owe ourselves and one another, how we love our parents and struggle to escape their shadows, and how we reconcile our dreams with our disappointments, is wonderful indeed." Matthew Specktor, author of American Dream Machine and Always Crashing in the Same Car; "In this debut novel, Mary Otis delivers a psychologically acute vision of a mother and daughter and their haunting waltz of where allegiance, repulsion, dreams of escape, the desire for dignity and the urge to self-destruction play their part in a dance that spreads out over three decades. A powerful debut." Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M.; "BURST is a wallop of a novel--it is about risk and pleasure, the way a body or mind can feel like a boundless possibility and a small prison, the way a mother and daughter set loose in the world can make everything shine, even if the shiny things also have teeth." Ramona Ausubel, author of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty; "Beautifully written, propulsive, and utterly transcendent, this is a mother-daughter story for the ages." J. Ryan Stradal, author of The Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of Minnesota; "Mary Otis writes about the ineffable--the high of being a dancer, the terrible closeness of mothers and daughters--with clarity, soul, and grace. BURST is a radiant first novel, its characters impossible to forget in their individual vividness and their complicated love for one another." Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, author of Likes and Ms. Hempel Chronicles; "When it comes to stories of mothers and daughters, Mary Otis's BURST is up there with Mona Simpson's Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout's Amy & Isabelle. Otis writes with complexity and heart. We are all richer and wiser after reading her work." Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other's Harvest; "Mary Otis is so gifted at giving us two full and complicated women in this captivating novel, allowing each her brokenness and her dignity. Plus the gorgeous writing about dance! I was making a list in my head of readers I want to give it to." Aimee Bender, author of the national bestseller The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, "Otis delivers a psychologically acute vision of a mother and daughter and their haunting waltz in which allegiance, dreams of escape, the desire for dignity and the urge for self-destruction play their part in a dance that spreads over three decades. A powerful debut." --Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M. "A profound, propulsive exploration of what it means to be a mother, a daughter, an artist, and an addict. A transfixing, singular evocation of the precarious, terrifying predicament that constitutes being a woman alone in the world. Burst made me think deeply about my own choices and compulsions and changed, forever, the way I see myself and the world." --Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year "Otis is so gifted at giving us two full and complicated women in this captivating novel, allowing each her brokenness and her dignity. Plus, the gorgeous writing about dance! I was making a list in my head of readers I want to give it to." --Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and The Butterfly Lampshade "When it comes to stories of mothers and daughters, Otis's Burst is up there with Mona Simpson's Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout's Amy & Isabelle . Otis writes with complexity and heart. We are all richer and wiser after reading her work." --Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other's Harvest "Beautifully written, propulsive, and utterly transcendent, this is a mother-daughter story for the ages." --J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of Minnesota " Burst is a wallop of a novel--it is about risk and pleasure, the way a body or mind can feel like a boundless possibility and a small prison, the way a mother and daughter set loose in the world can make everything shine, even if the shiny things also have teeth." --Ramona Ausubel, author of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty and Awayland "The mysterious bond that occurs between troubled mothers and their daughters has been written about endlessly, but almost never with such perfectly-modulated electricity, such humor and deep wisdom, such enveloping-but utterly unsentimental-tenderness. Burst is a taut, economical novel that nonetheless contains multitudes. Its interrogations of what we owe ourselves and one another, how we love our parents and struggle to escape their shadows, and how we reconcile our dreams with our disappointments, is wonderful indeed." --Matthew Specktor, author of Always Crashing in the Same Car and American Dream Machine "Otis writes about the ineffable--the high of being a dancer, the terrible closeness of mothers and daughters--with clarity, soul, and grace. Burst is a radiant first novel, its characters impossible to forget in their individual vividness and their complicated love for one another." --Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, author of Likes and Madeline is Sleeping, "Mary Otis delivers a psychologically acute vision of a mother and daughter and their haunting waltz in which allegiance, dreams of escape, the desire for dignity and the urge for self-destruction play their part in a dance that spreads over three decades. A powerful debut." --Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M."Mary Otis is so gifted at giving us two full and complicated women in this captivating novel, allowing each her brokenness and her dignity. Plus, the gorgeous writing about dance! I was making a list in my head of readers I want to give it to." --Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and The Butterfly Lampshade "When it comes to stories of mothers and daughters, Mary Otis's BURST is up there with Mona Simpson's Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout's Amy & Isabelle. Otis writes with complexity and heart. We are all richer and wiser after reading her work."--Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other's Harvest "Beautifully written, propulsive, and utterly transcendent, this is a mother-daughter story for the ages." --J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of Minnesota "BURST is a wallop of a novel--it is about risk and pleasure, the way a body or mind can feel like a boundless possibility and a small prison, the way a mother and daughter set loose in the world can make everything shine, even if the shiny things also have teeth." --Ramona Ausubel, author of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty and Awayland "The mysterious bond that occurs between troubled mothers and their daughters has been written about endlessly, but almost never with such perfectly-modulated electricity, such humor and deep wisdom, such enveloping-but utterly unsentimental-tenderness. BURST is a taut, economical novel that nonetheless contains multitudes. Its interrogations of what we owe ourselves and one another, how we love our parents and struggle to escape their shadows, and how we reconcile our dreams with our disappointments, is wonderful indeed." --Matthew Specktor, author of Always Crashing in the Same Car and American Dream Machine"Mary Otis writes about the ineffable--the high of being a dancer, the terrible closeness of mothers and daughters--with clarity, soul, and grace. BURST is a radiant first novel, its characters impossible to forget in their individual vividness and their complicated love for one another." --Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, author of Likes and Madeline is Sleeping, "Mary Otis delivers a psychologically acute vision of a mother and daughter and their haunting waltz in which allegiance, dreams of escape, the desire for dignity and the urge for self-destruction play their part in a dance that spreads over three decades. A powerful debut. --Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M. "Mary Otis is so gifted at giving us two full and complicated women in this captivating novel, allowing each her brokenness and her dignity. Plus, the gorgeous writing about dance! I was making a list in my head of readers I want to give it to. --Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and The Butterfly Lampshade "When it comes to stories of mothers and daughters, Mary Otis's Burst is up there with Mona Simpson's Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout's Amy & Isabelle . Otis writes with complexity and heart. We are all richer and wiser after reading her work." --Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other's Harvest "Beautifully written, propulsive, and utterly transcendent, this is a mother-daughter story for the ages." --J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of Minnesota " Burst is a wallop of a novel--it is about risk and pleasure, the way a body or mind can feel like a boundless possibility and a small prison, the way a mother and daughter set loose in the world can make everything shine, even if the shiny things also have teeth." --Ramona Ausubel, author of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty and Awayland "The mysterious bond that occurs between troubled mothers and their daughters has been written about endlessly, but almost never with such perfectly-modulated electricity, such humor and deep wisdom, such enveloping-but utterly unsentimental-tenderness. Burst is a taut, economical novel that nonetheless contains multitudes. Its interrogations of what we owe ourselves and one another, how we love our parents and struggle to escape their shadows, and how we reconcile our dreams with our disappointments, is wonderful indeed." --Matthew Specktor, author of Always Crashing in the Same Car and American Dream Machine "Mary Otis writes about the ineffable--the high of being a dancer, the terrible closeness of mothers and daughters--with clarity, soul, and grace. Burst is a radiant first novel, its characters impossible to forget in their individual vividness and their complicated love for one another." --Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, author of Likes and Madeline is Sleeping, Selected by Publisher's Marketplace as a Buzz Book for Spring/Summer 2023 "Mary Otis delivers a psychologically acute vision of a mother and daughter and their haunting waltz in which allegiance, dreams of escape, the desire for dignity and the urge for self-destruction play their part in a dance that spreads over three decades. A powerful debut." --Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M. "A profound, propulsive exploration of what it means to be a mother, a daughter, an artist, and an addict. A transfixing, singular evocation of the precarious, terrifying predicament that constitutes being a woman alone in the world. BURST made me think deeply about my own choices and compulsions and changed, forever, the way I see myself and the world." --Joanna Rakoff , author of My Salinger Year and A Fortunate Age "Mary Otis is so gifted at giving us two full and complicated women in this captivating novel, allowing each her brokenness and her dignity. Plus, the gorgeous writing about dance! I was making a list in my head of readers I want to give it to." --Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and The Butterfly Lampshade "When it comes to stories of mothers and daughters, Mary Otis's Burst is up there with Mona Simpson's Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout's Amy & Isabelle. Otis writes with complexity and heart. We are all richer and wiser after reading her work." --Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other's Harvest "Beautifully written, propulsive, and utterly transcendent, this is a mother-daughter story for the ages." --J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of Minnesota "Burst is a wallop of a novel--it is about risk and pleasure, the way a body or mind can feel like a boundless possibility and a small prison, the way a mother and daughter set loose in the world can make everything shine, even if the shiny things also have teeth." --Ramona Ausubel, author of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty and Awayland "The mysterious bond that occurs between troubled mothers and their daughters has been written about endlessly, but almost never with such perfectly-modulated electricity, such humor and deep wisdom, such enveloping-but utterly unsentimental-tenderness. Burst is a taut, economical novel that nonetheless contains multitudes. Its interrogations of what we owe ourselves and one another, how we love our parents and struggle to escape their shadows, and how we reconcile our dreams with our disappointments, is wonderful indeed." --Matthew Specktor, author of Always Crashing in the Same Car and American Dream Machine "Mary Otis writes about the ineffable--the high of being a dancer, the terrible closeness of mothers and daughters--with clarity, soul, and grace. BURST is a radiant first novel, its characters impossible to forget in their individual vividness and their complicated love for one another." -- Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, author of Likes and Madeline is Sleeping, "Mary Otis delivers a psychologically acute vision of a mother and daughter and their haunting waltz in which allegiance, dreams of escape, the desire for dignity and the urge for self-destruction play their part in a dance that spreads over three decades. A powerful debut." --Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M. "Mary Otis is so gifted at giving us two full and complicated women in this captivating novel, allowing each her brokenness and her dignity. Plus, the gorgeous writing about dance! I was making a list in my head of readers I want to give it to." --Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and The Butterfly Lampshade "When it comes to stories of mothers and daughters, Mary Otis's Burst is up there with Mona Simpson's Anywhere But Here and Elizabeth Strout's Amy & Isabelle . Otis writes with complexity and heart. We are all richer and wiser after reading her work." --Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other's Harvest "Beautifully written, propulsive, and utterly transcendent, this is a mother-daughter story for the ages." --J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of Minnesota " Burst is a wallop of a novel--it is about risk and pleasure, the way a body or mind can feel like a boundless possibility and a small prison, the way a mother and daughter set loose in the world can make everything shine, even if the shiny things also have teeth." --Ramona Ausubel, author of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty and Awayland "The mysterious bond that occurs between troubled mothers and their daughters has been written about endlessly, but almost never with such perfectly-modulated electricity, such humor and deep wisdom, such enveloping-but utterly unsentimental-tenderness. Burst is a taut, economical novel that nonetheless contains multitudes. Its interrogations of what we owe ourselves and one another, how we love our parents and struggle to escape their shadows, and how we reconcile our dreams with our disappointments, is wonderful indeed." --Matthew Specktor, author of Always Crashing in the Same Car and American Dream Machine "Mary Otis writes about the ineffable--the high of being a dancer, the terrible closeness of mothers and daughters--with clarity, soul, and grace. Burst is a radiant first novel, its characters impossible to forget in their individual vividness and their complicated love for one another." --Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, author of Likes and Madeline is Sleeping
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Lovely, quirky Edward Gorey coloring book exactly as described in the listing. Fast shipping and packed well with care to survive its potentially perilous postal journey without damage. Smooth transaction and great communication from this highly recommended seller. A+eBay experience!