| Author: | Melanie Hobson | ISBN: | 9780802146526 |
| Publisher: | Grove Atlantic | Publication: | September 11, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Grove Press, Black Cat | Language: | English |
| Author: | Melanie Hobson |
| ISBN: | 9780802146526 |
| Publisher: | Grove Atlantic |
| Publication: | September 11, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Grove Press, Black Cat |
| Language: | English |
A riveting psychological family drama that takes place over a week in the confined secretive hotbed space of a crumbling mansion home (based on the house Melanie grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, where the novel is also set)
Will appeal to readers of The Gathering by Anne Enright, The Map of the World by Jane Hamilton, The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen, Atonement by Ian McEwan, and Lisa Moore's February
Hobson was a protégé of Bob Shacochis’ at Florida State, and the early draft of Summer Cannibals came to us through Bob. She also studied under Robert Antoni and cites both authors as influences on her work
Praise forthcoming from Ed Tarkington, Bob Shacochis, and Matt Bondurant, among others
Hobson’s work has been published in Fireweed and The Brooklyn Review
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Hobson immigrated to Canada when she was ten. She holds dual New Zealand and Canadian citizenship
We will publish as Black Cat original, following Hobson’s Canadian publisher Penguin by one month
A riveting psychological family drama that takes place over a week in the confined secretive hotbed space of a crumbling mansion home (based on the house Melanie grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, where the novel is also set)
Will appeal to readers of The Gathering by Anne Enright, The Map of the World by Jane Hamilton, The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen, Atonement by Ian McEwan, and Lisa Moore's February
Hobson was a protégé of Bob Shacochis’ at Florida State, and the early draft of Summer Cannibals came to us through Bob. She also studied under Robert Antoni and cites both authors as influences on her work
Praise forthcoming from Ed Tarkington, Bob Shacochis, and Matt Bondurant, among others
Hobson’s work has been published in Fireweed and The Brooklyn Review
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Hobson immigrated to Canada when she was ten. She holds dual New Zealand and Canadian citizenship
We will publish as Black Cat original, following Hobson’s Canadian publisher Penguin by one month
