About the Author

SUSAN PALWICK teaches writing and literature at the University of Nevada, Reno. She is the author of more than a dozen works of critically acclaimed short fiction and poetry. Her first novel, "Flying in Place, "won the Crawford Award for Best First Fantasy Novel, and her poem, "The Neighbor's Wife," earned the Rhysling Award for best short science fiction poem.

Reviews

Praise for Susan Palwick
"Packs a huge emotional wallop..."Flying in Place" is a brave and honest work, an impressive and important debut." --"San Francisco"" Examiner"
"Unflinching clarity and great dramatic power Susan Palwick, a young writer who has hitherto attracted some notice for her stories, poems, and essays, is with "Flying in Place "a novelist of moment." --"Newsday"
"One of the best and most moving novels by a new author I have read in years." --Alison Lurie on "Flying in Place"
"I read it in one night and a morning train trip, arriving for work dazed, distracted and drinking in the last few pages. It is a deeply moving book. Palwick's withering understatements of pain are laced with a regret for the lost magic of childhood--even a ruined childhood." --Geoff Ryman on "Flying in Place"
""Flying in Place" is a bittersweet novel of a dead sister who returns to give our narrator the tools she need to break her family out of the poisonous pattern that is consuming them all. ... beautifully handled ... a wonderful debut for a writer who has proved she can write well in long forms as well as short ones -- may it be the first of many novels from Palwick, each one better than the ones before.""-"Orson Scott Card
""Flying in Place" is compelling, wrapping deep-empathy insights in lyric poetry to show us the monster behind the mask."--Andrew Vachss"

Praise for Susan Palwick

"Packs a huge emotional wallop..."Flying in Place" is a brave and honest work, an impressive and important debut." --"San Francisco"" Examiner"

"Unflinching clarity and great dramatic power Susan Palwick, a young writer who has hitherto attracted some notice for her stories, poems, and essays, is with "Flying in Place "a novelist of moment." --"Newsday"

"One of the best and most moving novels by a new author I have read in years." --Alison Lurie on "Flying in Place"

"I read it in one night and a morning train trip, arriving for work dazed, distracted and drinking in the last few pages. It is a deeply moving book. Palwick's withering understatements of pain are laced with a regret for the lost magic of childhood--even a ruined childhood." --Geoff Ryman on "Flying in Place"

""Flying in Place" is a bittersweet novel of a dead sister who returns to give our narrator the tools she need to break her family out of the poisonous pattern that is consuming them all. ... beautifully handled ... a wonderful debut for a writer who has proved she can write well in long forms as well as short ones -- may it be the first of many novels from Palwick, each one better than the ones before.""-"Orson Scott Card

""Flying in Place" is compelling, wrapping deep-empathy insights in lyric poetry to show us the monster behind the mask."--Andrew Vachss"

Praise for Susan Palwick
 
"Packs a huge emotional wallop..."Flying in Place" is a brave and honest work, an impressive and important debut." --"San Francisco"" Examiner"
 
"Unflinching clarity and great dramatic power Susan Palwick, a young writer who has hitherto attracted some notice for her stories, poems, and essays, is with "Flying in Place "a novelist of moment." --"Newsday"
 
"One of the best and most moving novels by a new author I have read in years." --Alison Lurie on "Flying in Place"
 
"I read it in one night and a morning train trip, arriving for work dazed, distracted and drinking in the last few pages.  It is a deeply moving book.  Palwick's withering understatements of pain are laced with a regret for the lost magic of childhood--even a ruined childhood." --Geoff Ryman on "Flying in Place"
 
""Flying in Place" is a bittersweet novel of a dead sister who returns to give our narrator the tools she need to b

Praise for Susan Palwick

" Packs a huge emotional wallop..."Flying in Place" is a brave and honest work, an impressive and important debut." -- "San Francisco"" Examiner"

" Unflinching clarity and great dramatic power... Susan Palwick, a young writer who has hitherto attracted some notice for her stories, poems, and essays, is with "Flying in Place "a novelist of moment." -- "Newsday"

" One of the best and most moving novels by a new author I have read in years." -- Alison Lurie on "Flying in Place"

" I read it in one night and a morning train trip, arriving for work dazed, distracted and drinking in the last few pages. It is a deeply moving book. Palwick's withering understatements of pain are laced with a regret for the lost magic of childhood-- even a ruined childhood." -- Geoff Ryman on "Flying in Place"

" "Flying in Place" is a bittersweet novel of a dead sister who returns to give our narrator the tools she need to break her family out of the poisonous pattern that is consuming them all. ... beautifully handled ... a wonderful debut for a writer who has proved she can write well in long forms as well as short ones -- may it be the first of many novels from Palwick, each one better than the ones before." "- "Orson Scott Card

"" Flying in Place" is compelling, wrapping deep-empathy insights in lyric poetry to show us the monster behind the mask." -- Andrew Vachss

In the Glorious City of L?mabantunk, a young man is found guilty of murder, and his punishment is exile-along with his whole family-to another world from which they can never return. Their new home is Earth, where they are considered refugees who must begin their lives anew. How Darroti and his remarkable family learn to cope with a world that is not only harsh and unforgiving but also filled with unexpected generosity forms the heart of Palwick's latest novel, her first in a decade. The author of the award-winning Flying in Place has crafted a unique story of a family's love and the power of forgiveness to transcend the boundary between life and death. Highly recommended for all libraries. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Praise for Susan Palwick
"Packs a huge emotional wallop..."Flying in Place" is a brave and honest work, an impressive and important debut." --"San Francisco"" Examiner"
"Unflinching clarity and great dramatic power Susan Palwick, a young writer who has hitherto attracted some notice for her stories, poems, and essays, is with "Flying in Place "a novelist of moment." --"Newsday"
"One of the best and most moving novels by a new author I have read in years." --Alison Lurie on "Flying in Place"
"I read it in one night and a morning train trip, arriving for work dazed, distracted and drinking in the last few pages. It is a deeply moving book. Palwick's withering understatements of pain are laced with a regret for the lost magic of childhood--even a ruined childhood." --Geoff Ryman on "Flying in Place"
""Flying in Place" is a bittersweet novel of a dead sister who returns to give our narrator the tools she need to break her family out of the poisonous pattern that is consuming them all. ... beautifully handled ... a wonderful debut for a writer who has proved she can write well in long forms as well as short ones -- may it be the first of many novels from Palwick, each one better than the ones before.""-"Orson Scott Card
""Flying in Place" is compelling, wrapping deep-empathy insights in lyric poetry to show us the monster behind the mask."--Andrew Vachss"
Praise for Susan Palwick

"Packs a huge emotional wallop..."Flying in Place" is a brave and honest work, an impressive and important debut." --"San Francisco"" Examiner"

"Unflinching clarity and great dramatic power Susan Palwick, a young writer who has hitherto attracted some notice for her stories, poems, and essays, is with "Flying in Place "a novelist of moment." --"Newsday"

"One of the best and most moving novels by a new author I have read in years." --Alison Lurie on "Flying in Place"

"I read it in one night and a morning train trip, arriving for work dazed, distracted and drinking in the last few pages. It is a deeply moving book. Palwick's withering understatements of pain are laced with a regret for the lost magic of childhood--even a ruined childhood." --Geoff Ryman on "Flying in Place"

""Flying in Place" is a bittersweet novel of a dead sister who returns to give our narrator the tools she need to break her family out of the poisonous pattern that is consuming them all. ... beautifully handled ... a wonderful debut for a writer who has proved she can write well in long forms as well as short ones -- may it be the first of many novels from Palwick, each one better than the ones before.""-"Orson Scott Card

""Flying in Place" is compelling, wrapping deep-empathy insights in lyric poetry to show us the monster behind the mask."--Andrew Vachss"
Praise for Susan Palwick

"Packs a huge emotional wallop..."Flying in Place" is a brave and honest work, an impressive and important debut." --"San Francisco"" Examiner"

"Unflinching clarity and great dramatic power Susan Palwick, a young writer who has hitherto attracted some notice for her stories, poems, and essays, is with "Flying in Place "a novelist of moment." --"Newsday"

"One of the best and most moving novels by a new author I have read in years." --Alison Lurie on "Flying in Place"

"I read it in one night and a morning train trip, arriving for work dazed, distracted and drinking in the last few pages. It is a deeply moving book. Palwick's withering understatements of pain are laced with a regret for the lost magic of childhood--even a ruined childhood." --Geoff Ryman on "Flying in Place"

""Flying in Place" is a bittersweet novel of a dead sister who returns to give our narrator the tools she need to b
Praise for Susan Palwick

" Packs a huge emotional wallop..."Flying in Place" is a brave and honest work, an impressive and important debut." -- "San Francisco"" Examiner"

" Unflinching clarity and great dramatic power... Susan Palwick, a young writer who has hitherto attracted some notice for her stories, poems, and essays, is with "Flying in Place "a novelist of moment." -- "Newsday"

" One of the best and most moving novels by a new author I have read in years." -- Alison Lurie on "Flying in Place"

" I read it in one night and a morning train trip, arriving for work dazed, distracted and drinking in the last few pages. It is a deeply moving book. Palwick's withering understatements of pain are laced with a regret for the lost magic of childhood-- even a ruined childhood." -- Geoff Ryman on "Flying in Place"

" "Flying in Place" is a bittersweet novel of a dead sister who returns to give our narrator the tools she need to break her family out of the poisonous pattern that is consuming them all. ... beautifully handled ... a wonderful debut for a writer who has proved she can write well in long forms as well as short ones -- may it be the first of many novels from Palwick, each one better than the ones before." "- "Orson Scott Card

"" Flying in Place" is compelling, wrapping deep-empathy insights in lyric poetry to show us the monster behind the mask." -- Andrew Vachss