The Glass City and Other Stories by boutiques Jen Knox NEUF

Winner of Prize Americana for Prose, Jen Knoxs The Glass City and Other Stories is a shrewd yet playful collection that explores the dangers of extremes with a subtle, skillful elegance. In these sixteen stories, weather becomes a mirror for the internal struggles of Knoxs indelible cast of characters. An aging acrobat looks for connectivity online as her city floods, two sisters are tasked to spread their mothers ashes on flowers that no longer exist, a mans scars become tattoos as he attempts to outrun truth, a reluctant host shares an islands secrets, and families survive natural disasters that shake out lies and bury inhibitions.