The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R Kiernan
A complex, haunting novel that explores a schizophrenic young artist's struggles with her perception of reality... including an intriguing ghostly woman who appears to her in the most mysterious ways.India Morgan Phelps-Imp to her friends-is trying to write her memoir, but she struggles with the unreliability of her own mind. Suffering from schizophrenia, as well as comorbid anxiety and OCD, Imp has a difficult time separating fantasy from reality. But for her, it's most important to tell her "truth."
And for Imp, that truth comes through a stream-of-consciousness tale of her love story with her transgender girlfriend, as well as Imp's obsession with a mysterious woman whom she finds naked and mute at the side of the road. Imp must push past her mental illness-or work with it-to piece together her memories and tell her story.
A rich exploration of mental illness, gender identity, and creative process, The Drowning Girl delivers an eerie and powerful story of a woman's efforts to discover the truth that's locked away in her own head.
"Caitlin R. Kiernan moves firmly into the new vanguard ... of our best and most artful authors of the gothic and fantastic-those capable of writing fiction of deep moral and artistic seriousness."-Peter Straub
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780451464163 |
| ISBN 10 | 0451464168 |
| Title | The Drowning Girl |
| Author | Caitlin R Kiernan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2012-03-06 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of Bram Stoker Awards (Novel) 2012, Short-listed for Locus Awards (Fantasy Novel) 2013, Short-listed for Nebula Awards 2012 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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