
The Soft Room
Karen Heuler(Author)
Livingston Press at the University of West Al
Published on 25. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
253 pages
978-1-931982-32-0 (ISBN)
Description
"Karen Heuler's THE SOFT ROOM starts with a provocative
premise and twists its way into unexpected territory. Exploring
the meaning of pain and duality, her characters end up in a
weirdly life-affirming landscape-the shape morality takes when
faced with cruelty and senseless harm. Heuler's writing is clear
and thoughtful, and as full of surprises as her story. She has a gift
for the oblique, a quirky take on things that flows through the
narrative like the atmosphere of a planet almost like our own.
THE SOFT ROOM is a pleasure to read, fitting for a novel about
sensation, and it also rewards the reader with memorable
characters and ideas about important themes of our time."
-Sally George, FROG SALAD
"This absolutely stunning novel is told from the perspectives of
twin girls, one of whom is born without the ability to feel any
physical pain. The mesmerizing prose and deep characterizations
nearly render the plot-while excellent in and of itself-almost
unimportant."
-Debi Lewis, BOOKLIST starred review
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ISBN
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
382 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-931982-32-0 (9781931982320)
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Karen Heuler's stories have appeared in over 60 literary and speculative magazines and anthologies, from Alaska Quarterly Review to Weird Tales. She's published a short-story collection and three previous novels. She lives in NYC with her dog, Booker Prize, and her cat, Pulitzer.