![]() ![]() ![]() This is the sequel to Girls of Paper and Fire Walking the tightrope between tenderness and violence that has defined Peck’s work since the publication of his first novel, Martin and John, through his most recent, Night Soil, What Burns reveals Peck’s mastery of the short form as well as the novel.īuy it: B&N | Amazon | IndieBound Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan (5th) And in “Dues,” a man discovers that everything he owns is borrowed from someone else-including his time on earth. In “Not Even Camping Is Like Camping Anymore,” a teenaged boy fends off the advances of a five-year-old his mother babysits. In “Bliss,” a young man befriends the convicted felon who murdered his mother when he was only a child. Written over the course of twenty-five years, the stories in What Burns examine the extremes of desire against a backdrop of family, class, and mortality. Please consider using them, especially the latter if you are able, to help support the site. Amazon and IndieBound links are affiliate links. ![]()
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