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"This is no ordinary collection. In
Misfits
and Other Heroes Burns
writes of disproportion, excess, reinvention, and lack as a means of magnifying
outward physical irregularities to better reveal the inner irregularities of
her characters. Burns is unafraid to explore the dark territory of human heart
where love and hate are twins for desire and dread. The many brilliant moments
of character, language, and startling observations indicate Burns is a keen observer
of the wretched and wonderful human creature. In Burns' capable hands the grotesque
becomes achingly familiar: the misfits she writes about are us."
—Gina Oschner, author of People I Wanted to Be
"Suzanne Burns's "heroes" in
Misfits
and Other Heroes may at first seem just the other side of real, but in
their obsessions with food and love and their stories' perfectly
odd specificity, they're as real and credible as Americans
can be, whether they're a tiny husband carried around in a
bird cage by his wife or a woman who prefers to eat glass rather
than dumplings or a couple attached to a dollhouse. Who would
have thought that Oregon's misfits could be as deluded and
cruel as Flannery O'Connor's Southerners and even more bizarre?"
—Tom Whalen, author of Winter Coat
"Misfits and Other Heroes shows what happens when relationships
get downright weird between adorably flawed and familiar characters.
Take a good, long look into Burns' funhouse mirror and find
yourself anew."
—Trevor Dodge, author of Everyone I Know Lives on Roads
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Suzanne Burns has previously published two collections of poetry, Blight from Archer Books and The
Flesh Procession from Bleak House Books. Her
writing has been nominated for four Pushcart Prizes and she is the recipient
of two poetry fellowships. She is a freelance editor who is currently working
on a new novel. |
