Book description
In this Ravishing World is a sweeping, impassioned short story collection, ringing out with joy, despair, and hope for the natural world. Nine connected stories unfold, bringing together an unforgettable cast of dreamers, escapists, activists, and artists, creating a kaleidoscopic view of the climate crisis. An older woman who has…
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2 authors picked In This Ravishing World as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The original characters and settings are what really got me in this collection. I found myself captivated by story lines I had no connection to like a teenage boy going on night runs and a dancer trying to personify a rat.
As an author myself, I often have the privilege of reading books written by writer friends after having virtually lived with them through the trials and tribulations of finishing their works, finding an agent (or not), and finally getting published. This year I read many such gems. In my top pick, In This Ravishing World by Nina Schuyler, Richard Powers’s The Overstory meets Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future. Though "Ravishing World" is billed as a collection of connected short stories, it reads more like a complete novel, propulsive and gripping, carrying one complex character into the story…
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