16 of the Best Books to Read This Month
Defiant daughters, mordant memoirists, sagacious spouses.
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Fen: Stories
By Daisy Johnson
208 pages;
Graywolf Press
The 12 stories that comprise Johnson's lusty debut are a deep dive into symbolism, from a girl who seeks to starve herself into the shape of an eel to a house in love with its female inhabitant.
— Hamilton Cain, Natalie Beach, Erin Vanderhoof
Published 05/16/2017
