<p>Elsa’s family grows more unkind by the week. Her boss, a seven-foot-tall rage demon, has control of everything but his anger. And her cat wants to eat her. Things could be better. In a world where one’s Animal Affinity is a sign of maturity and worth, Elsa’s inability to demonstrate hers is becoming more than a disappointing nuisance; it’s becoming a danger. She has no confidence she’ll ever conquer her Plainness by “blossoming.” She also fears both the wolf packs that prowl her neighborhood and being stuck in a life plummeting rapidly from lackluster to perilous. Fortunately, she has a cousin and a co-worker who know her better than she knows herself and can see through to what society won’t. FINIS. is the magic realism of our time, a story of finding one’s way to the end of things, of persevering through the dregs of life to discover something more. ADVANCE PRAISE FOR FINIS.: “It’s not often I get that viscerally emotional on behalf of a fictional character. In a setting of overt fantasy, Angélique Jamail has created some of the most real people I’ve encountered via text in a long time.” – Ari Marmell, author of HOT LEAD, COLD IRON and The Widdershins Series “A silver vein of irony runs through Angélique Jamail’s fantastic FINIS. It is a witty tale of conformity, prejudice, and transformation, in a world that is disturbing as much for its familiarity as for its strangeness. In a place where everyone is different, Elsa is the wrong kind of different, and that means facing pity, discrimination, danger, and sharp teeth. Dive into this story, readers, and confront them for yourself; it may just change the way you feel about things…” – Marie Marshall, author of THE EVERYWHEN ANGELS and I AM NOT A FISH</p>

Finis.

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Jamail, Angélique

Fantasy

Angelique Jamail, Author

Collection of original poetry by Houston based poet Angélique Jamail.

Gypsies

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

PHUI Productions

'Mother' is a word heavy with associations. Becoming a mother is surely one of the biggest changes and challenges in a woman's life. It is at once an absolutely unique experience, and yet one which is so common that it is often overlooked. Motherhood is intense, relentless and absorbing, in all senses of the word. Popular culture seems to have a split personality when it comes to motherhood - at once holding it up as a sacred ideal, and yet being a little dismissive of women as mothers. A diverse international group of women have been brave enough to share their stories, poetry and artwork to encourage you to think and feel about this most influential of relationships in a new and enlightened way. * Includes Discussion Questions for Reading Groups *

The Milk of Female Kindness: An Anthology of Honest Motherhood

Parenting & Relationships

James, Jennifer

Marshall, Marie

James, Kasia

Cass, Sarah

Muhammad-Ali, Khaalidah

Pascoe, Dr Carla

Garie, Sabrina

Dickerman-Nelson, Judith

Roman, Cheri

Family Relationships

Kasia James

<p>Elsa's family grows more unkind by the week. Her boss, a seven-foot-tall rage demon, has control of everything but his anger. And her cat wants to eat her. Things could be better. In a world where one's Animal Affinity is a sign of maturity and worth, Elsa's inability to demonstrate hers is becoming more than a disappointing nuisance; it's becoming a danger. She has no confidence she'll ever conquer her Plainness by "blossoming." She also fears both the wolf packs that prowl her neighborhood and being stuck in a life plummeting rapidly from lackluster to perilous. Fortunately, she has a cousin and a co-worker who know her better than she knows herself and can see through to what society won't. FINIS. is the magic realism of our time, a story of finding one's way to the end of things, of persevering through the dregs of life to discover something more. PRAISE FOR FINIS.: "It's not often I get that viscerally emotional on behalf of a fictional character. In a setting of overt fantasy, Ang lique Jamail has created some of the most real people I've encountered via text in a long time." - Ari Marmell, author of HOT LEAD, COLD IRON and The Widdershins Series "A silver vein of irony runs through Ang lique Jamail's fantastic Finis. It is a witty tale of conformity, prejudice, and transformation, in a world that is disturbing as much for its familiarity as for its strangeness. In a place where everyone is different, Elsa is the wrong kind of different, and that means facing pity, discrimination, danger, and sharp teeth. Dive into this story, readers, and confront them for yourself; it may just change the way you feel about things..." - Marie Marshall, author of THE EVERYWHEN ANGELS and I AM NOT A FISH</p>

Finis. (Animal Affinities)

Literary

Odeon Press

The Sharp Edges of Water

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