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Orange World
Orange World | Karen Russell
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From the New York Times bestselling, Orange Prize longlisted, Pulitzer Prize shortlisted master short-story teller Karen Russell comes a stunning new collection that showcases her extraordinary, irresistible gifts of language and imagination Karen Russell's comedic genius and mesmerising talent for creating outlandish predicaments that uncannily mirror our inner lives are on display in these exuberant, unforgettable stories. In 'The Bad Graft', a couple on a road trip stop in Joshua Tree National Park, where the spirit of a giant tree accidentally infects the young woman, their fates becoming permanently entangled. In 'The Prospectors' two opportunistic young women fleeing the depression strike out for new territory, but find themselves fighting for their lives. In the brilliant and hilarious title story a new mother desperate to ensure her baby's safety strikes a diabolical deal - as long as the devil protects her baby, she'll do anything. Stories of survival, love and of surreal and magnificent transformation - even in their darkness, these stories give us an escape. Just as many of the characters make a leap - whether to a different world or a different state - we go along for the ride as Russell takes us to strange and exhilarating new heights. This is haunting and beautiful work from one of America's most gifted writers. 'Russell can take Antarctic tailgaters, an army of seagulls or simply a window and twist a tale that explodes on the page and lingers in the mind' The Times
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PirateJenny
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A short story from Orange World. Cillian unearths a bog body while cutting peat. He immediately falls in love with her and takes her home. His mom is not thrilled.

I have been fascinated by bog bodies for decades but I never thought to take one home with me.

It's a wonderful layered story.

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EadieB
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Day 7 - #Orange #ChillingPhotoChallenge #PumpkinSpiders

Araneus marmoreus, commonly called the marbled orb-weaver, is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is sometimes also called the pumpkin spider from the resemblance of the female's inflated abdomen to an orange pumpkin. It has a Holarctic distribution.

Ruthiella I am not phobic but I don‘t like spiders 🕷! Not every pretty orange ones!😱 5y
TheSpineView Had no idea a spider like that existed! 🕷 5y
CaitZ Cool looking spider 5y
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Orange World | Karen Russell
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🌷✨🌈📚 For your spring reading list, Swamplandia! and Orange World author Karen Russell has rounded up eight books that have come out this year that she loves! 🍊 More details, including how you can ask Karen a question about her upcoming book, at the link: https://www.strandbooks.com/strand-blog#/entry/entry222-karen...