Audrey Burges

A House Like an Accordion -- Audrey Burges, Paperback

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A woman searches for her missing father in order to reconcile the many strange and fantastical secrets of her past before she loses herself completely in this deeply profound and magical novel by Audrey Burges.

Keryth Miller is disappearing.

Between the growing distance from her husband, the demands of two teenage daughters, and an all-encompassing burnout, she sometimes feels herself fading away. Actual translucence, though--that's new. When Keryth wakes up one morning with her hand completely gone, she is frantic. But she quickly realizes two things: If she is disappearing, it's because her father, an artist with the otherworldly ability to literally capture life in his art, is drawing her. And if he's drawing her, that means he's still alive.

But where has he been for the past twenty-five years, and why is he doing the one thing he always warned her not to? Never draw from life, Keryth. Every line exacts a cost. As Keryth continues to slowly fade away, she retraces what she believes to be her father's last steps through the many homes of her past, determined to find him before it's too late and she disappears entirely.

Author: Audrey Burges
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: 05/21/2024
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780593546499

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2023 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 03/04/2024
Booklist 04/15/2024 pg. 28

About the Author
Audrey Burges writes novels, humor, short fiction, and essays in Richmond, Virginia. Her presence is tolerated by her two rambunctious children and very patient husband. She is a frequent contributor to numerous humor outlets, including McSweeney's, and her stories and essays have appeared in Pithead Chapel, Cease, Cows, and in lengthy diatribes in the Notes app on her phone. Audrey was born and raised in Arizona by her linguist parents, and she currently lives in Virginia.

Product Tags:

Ace Books, Audrey Burges, Fantasy, Fathers and daughters, Fiction, Fiction - General, Magical Realism, Paperback, Women

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