And in an apocalyptic landscape, a pregnant woman begins to realize that the creature in her belly is not what she expected.īlending elements of horror, science fiction, mythology, and feminism, salt slow is an utterly original collection of short stories that are sure to dazzle and shock, heralding the arrival of a daring new voice. After their parents remarry, two step-sisters, one a girl and one a wolf, develop a dangerously close bond.
As a popular band gathers momentum, the fangirls following their tour turn into something monstrous. A teenager entering puberty finds her body transforming in ways very different than her classmates'. As urban dwellers' sleeps become disassociated from them, like Peter Pan's shadow, a city turns insomniac. In her electrifying debut, Julia Armfield explores women's experiences in contemporary society, mapped through their bodies. "Artistic and perceptive, Armfield's debut explores the ebbs and flows of human connection in lives touched by the bizarre." - Kirkusįrom White Review Short Story Prize winner Julia Armfield, a brilliant, provocative debut story collection for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link.
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