A complex, haunting novel that explores a schizophrenic young artist's struggles with her perception of reality... including an intriguing ghostly woman who appears to her in the most mysterious ways. India Morgan Phelps--Imp to her friends--is trying to write her memoir, but she struggles with the unreliability of her own mind. Suffering from schizophrenia, as well as comorbid anxiety and OCD, Imp has a difficult time separating fantasy from reality. But for her, it's most important to tell her "truth."
And for Imp, that truth comes through a stream-of-consciousness tale of her love story with her transgender girlfriend, as well as Imp's obsession with a mysterious woman whom she finds naked and mute at the side of the road. Imp must push past her mental illness--or work with it--to piece together her memories and tell her story.
A rich exploration of mental illness, gender identity, and creative process,
The Drowning Girl delivers an eerie and powerful story of a woman's efforts to discover the truth that's locked away in her own head.
"Caitlín R. Kiernan moves firmly into the new vanguard [...] of our best and most artful authors of the gothic and fantastic--those capable of writing fiction of deep moral and artistic seriousness."--Peter StraubSobre o autor(a)
Kiernan, Caitlin R.
Caitlín R. Kiernan (1964) é autora de livros de ficção científica e fantasia dark, e paleontóloga. Escreveu dez romances, dezenas de histórias em quadrinhos e mais de 200 contos e novelas. Entre seus trabalhos, destacam-se os romances Silk (1998), Threshold (2001), ambos vencedores do International Horror Guild Award, e The Red Tree (2009); a série em quadrinhos The Dreaming, spin-off de Sandman, de Neil Gaiman, com quem também escreveu a novelização de Beowulf (2007). A Menina Submersa: Memórias conquistou os Prêmios Bram Stoker e James Tiptree, Jr., este dedicado a obras de ficção científica ou de fantasia que expandem e exploram a compreensão de gênero. O Mundo Invisível Entre Nós reúne trabalhos premiados, contos raros e favoritos da autora. |