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Sea Gives Up the Dead: Stories
Sea Gives Up the Dead: Stories | Molly Olguín
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INDIES INTRODUCE SELECTION - DEBUT AUTHOR, MOLLY OLGUÍN brings us THE SEA GIVES UP THE DEAD, a collection of stories sprinkled into the soil of fairy tales, left to take root and grow wild there. "A wunderkammer of beauty and sorrow."--Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House - "Witty, witchy, darkly brilliant"--Andrea Barrett, author of Natural History and Ship Fever - "Mix the wildness of fairy tales with horror."--Kim Brock, Joseph-Beth Booksellers - "Fantastical, queer, wildly inventive stories."--Austin Carter, Pocket Books Shop - "A mouthwatering ride."--Desirae Wilkerson, Paper Boat Booksellers - "Absolutely fantastic!"--Randy Schiller, Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO A lovesick nanny slays a dragon. The devil tries to save her mother. A girl drowns and becomes a saint. Three kids plot to blow up their dad, a grieving mother sails the sea to find her son's grave, a scientist brings a voice to life, and a mermaid falls into the power of a witch. Here, historical fiction, horror, and fantasy tangle together in a queer garden of love, grief, and longing.
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A series of short stories examining loss, grief, & queer existence.

Such an interesting collection! A variety of genres, all ranging in tone from a slight edge of unease to outright horror. Olguín has a remarkable ability to make me feel on edge throughout each story. There were a couple that felt too unresolved. And a couple I didn‘t like. But the last two stories were remarkable. Would make a great audiobook.?????

BookmarkTavern Release Date: April 29th, 2025 #ARC #NetGalley CW 👇🻠7d
BookmarkTavern Seven Deaths, child abuse, child death; The Princess Wants for Company, infidelity, child death; The Undertaker‘s Dogs, dog death; Clara Aguilera‘s Holy Lungs, child death; The Sea Gives Up The Dead, miscarriage, infant death, transphobia 7d
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