Description

The debut novel from the Munro-esque (Houston Post) author of Disasters in the First World, Here Lies is Olivia Clare Friedmans visceral and portentous look at mourning, memory, and motherhood in an alternate Louisiana ravaged by climate change.

Louisiana, 2042. Spurred by the effects of climate change, states have closed graveyards and banned burials, making cremation mandatory and the ashes of loved ones state-owned unless otherwise claimed. In the small town of St. Genevieve, Alma lives alone and struggles to grieve in the wake of her young mother Naomis death, during which Alma failed to honor Naomis final wishes. Now, Alma decides to fight to reclaim Naomis ashes, a journey of unburial that will bring into her life a mysterious and fiercely loyal stranger, Bordelon, who appears in St. Genevieve after a storm, as well as a group of strong, rebellious local women who, together, teach Alma anew the meaning of family and strength.

With poignance, poeticism, and deep insight in Here Lies, Olivia Clare Friedman gives us a stunning portrait of motherhood, friendship, and humanity in an alternate American South torn asunder by global warming. This is a stunning first novel from a unique and inventive writer.

Author: Olivia Clare Friedman
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 04/18/2023
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780802160447
Language: English