Random House N.Y.

Random House N.Y.

English

“Spare, elegant …. I can think of no other novel that so honestly and deeply explores the experience of the artist.” — Jeffrey Lent, author of In the Fall “A sensitive, sweeping account of the difficulty of reconciling maternal and artistic callings”–Publishers Weekly“A haunting story about an uncommon subject”–Library Journal“One wakes from this novel as from a spell of urgent, slow-motion dreams. . . . Slow Emergencies is full of the elements of enchantment.” — The Washington Post“Told simply and without pretense. . . . Huston deserves bravos for her portrayal of how motherhood devours the mother.”– Book