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''Magnificent . . . Lauren Groff is a virtuoso'' Emily St John Mandel''A blistering collection . . . lyrical and oblique'' Guardian''Not to be missed . . . deep and dark and resonant'' Ann Patchet ...

''Magnificent . . . Lauren Groff is a virtuoso'' Emily St John Mandel''A blistering collection . . . lyrical and oblique'' Guardian''Not to be missed . . . deep and dark and resonant'' Ann Patchett''It''s beautiful. It''s giving me rich, grand nightmares'' ObserverIn these vigorous stories, Lauren Groff brings her electric storytelling to a world in which storms, snakes and sinkholes lurk at the edge of everyday life, but the greater threats are of a human, emotional and psychological nature. Among those navigating it all are a resourceful pair of abandoned sisters; a lonely boy, grown up; a r