Sarah Gerard is een auteur wiens proza met scherpe inzichten in complexe thema's duikt. Haar schrijfwerk verkent de fijne kneepjes van de menselijke ervaring, vaak gericht op het innerlijke leven van personages en hun relaties met de omringende wereld. Gerard hanteert een onderscheidende stijl die rauwe eerlijkheid combineert met poëtische precisie, en trekt lezers mee in diepe reflecties over leven en identiteit. Haar essays en korte fictie zijn verschenen in vooraanstaande literaire tijdschriften, wat haar betekenis in de hedendaagse Amerikaanse letteren onderstreept.
Set against the backdrop of a Florida bungalow, the narrative explores the complexities of love and ownership through the eyes of a woman who relocates from New York. As she becomes a caretaker for a colony of feral cats and cultivates a garden, she grapples with the nuances of empathy and the meaning of care. This delicate yet fierce tale delves into the contradictions of human relationships and the natural world, revealing the raw emotions that surface in moments of vulnerability and strength.
Exploring Florida as a reflection of broader societal issues, this essay collection delves into the state's economic challenges and environmental crises. Sarah Gerard's dynamic writing captures the essence of these pressing concerns, making the collection a poignant commentary on contemporary life in America. Through her insightful observations, she highlights how Florida embodies the struggles faced by many, offering readers a thought-provoking perspective on urgent matters affecting society today.
One of today's most provocative literary writers--the author of the acclaimed Sunshine State and Los Angeles Times First Fiction Award finalist Binary Star--captures the complicated and confused state of modern romance and the egos that inflate it in a dark comedy about love addiction, toxic masculinity, and a woman's search for acceptance, identity, and financial security in the rise of Trump. Nina is a struggling writer, an addict, a cheater, and a liar. After dropping out of college to go to rehab, she wants more than anything to leave her past behind, start her life over, and find love. From the burned-out suburbs of Florida to the anonymous squalor of New York City, she eats through an incestuous cast of characters in search of it: her mother, a polyamorous lesbian; Odessa, a single parent with even worse taste in men than Nina; Seth, an artist whose latest show is comprised of three Tupperware containers full of trash; Brian, a sleazy editor whose stories never quite add up; Daniel, a newly sober indie rocker whose tour is over before it starts; and Aaron, an aspiring filmmaker with whom Nina begins to write her magnum opus. Nina's quest for fulfillment is at once darkly comedic, acerbically acute, and painfully human--a scathing critique of contemporary society, and a tender examination of our anguished yearning for connection in a world where we're fundamentally alone.
