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At first I got confused. Hadn't I already read this? But no, that book was Gliff, and the eponymous blind horse also plays a role in this fascinating, somewhat mystifying novel. The narrator, a woman, brings us vivid scenes in very short chapters that may seem random at first, but build into an almost hypnotic weave of experience and perception. For instance, there is a tale from WWII in which a corpse was completely flattened by a convoy. The passing woman didn't stop, but this image has haunted her ever since and keeps coming up throughout the book. What is Glyph? The ghost of a complex man--a nomad, a lover, possibly a criminal-- who shows up often on these pages. There's also a folktale towards the end about a powerful king whose heinous acts are finally met with appropriate revenge, and justice prevails. I can't sum up or even "explain" this amazing book, but it took me on a journey that left me aquiver with images and scenes I felt privileged to witness.
Natalie has it all: sweet farm, nice husband and children (lots of them)—or so her followers on Instagram are convinced. They don't see the two nannies who wrangle the kids off-screen, and the many workers who keep the farm functioning behind the scenes. A new producer, Shannon, can't swallow it, and if she leaves, what will happen to the show? In a mysterious twist of fate (or something), Natalie finds herself experiencing the real thing, old-timey without the charm. Endless toil, fierce weather, an outhouse! Her reality shifts back and forth, each time increasingly fraught in both places. Wickedly funny at times, and at times positively scary. Take that, Trad-Wife!
Francis and Clara have been having a surreptitious affair. They wish it could be out in the open, but he's married and they've been extremely cautious. Magic realism gives them what they want: they're whisked away to an unnamed city designed to reflect their tastes and fulfill their every need. When they return to "real life,” no time has passed. Back and forth they go, and you'd think that it would all be constantly rapturous, but human relations are messy by nature, and when the newness wears off, so does much of the joy. A fascinating take on "watch what you wish for."
These charming poems reveal the canine experience from many angles. Sometimes we get the dog's point of view, not as sanguine as we might think. Others celebrate or complain about what happens between dogs and their persons. Delightful watercolor portraits feature many different breeds, looking yearning or plaintive or playful, the whole panoply of why these creatures win our hearts.
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