![]() ![]() Full of small devotions, pith and vigor, and a bounty of tender feeling for a world that is not quite as full of grace as it could be, this bold debut shines with a light all its own and announces Claire Luchette as a true original and a voice to follow closely.” -Alexandra Kleemanīook notes: Hardcover, fiction, 288 pages.Īuthor bio: Claire Luchette’s work has appeared in Granta, Kenyon Review, and Ploughshares, among other publications. She embroidered pillows, made punch from powder, wrote the homilies for the priest.”īook buzz: “ Agatha of Little Neon is the rare kind of book that reads like a transmission from a person you don’t know, but who is already nestled close to your heart. Twice a year she sewed our made-to-measure habits from yards of a black poly-wool blend. Every morning she brewed the coffee and every night she cooked the meal. ![]() Perfect pitch: “‘Blazingly original, wry, and perfectly attuned to the oddness-and the profundity-of life’ (Cristina Henríquez), Claire Luchette’s debut, Agatha of Little Neon, is a novel about yearning and sisterhood, figuring out how you fit in (or don’t), and the unexpected friends who help you find your truest self.”įirst lines: “Mother Roberta made the rules: no chewing gum, no bicycles, no tree nuts, no pets. ![]()
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