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The Raising
A sudden death. In Godwin Honors Hall, the walls are draped in black. The college is in mourning for Nicole Werner, a blonde and beautiful prom queen who died in a car crash last …
In a Perfect World
"In a Perfect World reveals astonishing and tender insight into human nature while exposing a terrifying, yet believable, world I'd never before imagined. This story will grasp …
White Bird in a Blizzard
I am sixteen when my mother steps out of her skin one frozen January afternoonpure self, atoms twinkling like microscopic diamond chips around her perhaps the chiming of a clock, …
The Infinitesimals
Kasischke's poems are powered by a skillful use of imagery and the subtle, ingenious way she turns a phrase.--Austin American-StatesmanThe Infinitesimals stares directly at illness …
Where Now: New and Selected Poems
Kasischke astonishes with her lyricism and metaphorical power. Publishers WeeklyEvery poem is exquisitely crafted, with crisp, clean lines and imagery that dazzles.The Washington …
Space, in Chains
Kasischke's intelligence is most apparent in her syntactic control and pace, the way she gauges just when to make free verse speed up, or stop short, or slow down.--The New York …
Eden Springs
In 1903, a preacher named Benjamin Purnell and five followers founded a colony called the House of David in Benton Harbor, Michigan, where they prepared for eternal life by …
The Raising: Novel
"Kasischke's writing does what good poetry does--it shows us an alternate world and lulls us into living in it . . . The language catapults us into another plane of existence, one …
Life Before Her Eyes
A ';hauntingly original' psychological thriller about innocence, memory, and the effect of a moment of violence (O: The Oprah Magazine). In the girls' bathroom, Diana and her best …
The Life Before Her Eyes
Diana stands before the mirror preening with her best friend, Maureen. Suddenly, a classmate enters holding a gun, and Diana sees her life dance before her eyes. In a moment the …
Lilies Without
She has, like all good poets, created a music of her own, one suited to her concerns. When denizens of the 22nd century, if we get there, look back on our era and ask how we lived, …