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Evocative and brimming with redemption, Mary Akers' newest collection BONES OF AN INLAND SEA takes the reader on a journey of exploration and transformation that begins with a 19th century shipwreck, passes through Bikini Atoll's atomic testing, sinks into the heart of a devastating tsunami, and slides forward into a futurist island utopia floating in the Sargasso Sea. Characters connect on remote beaches and forgotten islands, while family ties prove--like the ocean--to be both powerful and unpredictable. These fourteen stories form a captivating mosaic of intertwining narratives that convey a strong sense of the eternal and the possible.
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This is a wonderful collection of stories (linked thematically and with some character connections) by a good friend. In fact, most if not all of these stories I had seen in early drafts because Mary and I frequently exchange stories for critique. And I'm also please to say that I published one of the stories in Prime Number Magazine (“Treasures Few Have Ever Seen” in Issue 29, October 2012). And I was pleased to include an interview with Mary on this blog recently.
See my full comment here: 2013 Reading: Bones of an Inland Sea by Mary Akers