Sarah Gerard

The Butter House's narrator becomes a surrogate caretaker for a colony of feral cats. She navigates contradictory landscapes of love and possession, nature and built-environment, empathy and sympathy.

The Butter House

Emily Perkovich

This left me feeling so light. It is usually unlikely for me to enjoy work that does not have darker themes to balance the light, but this was done perfectly. Cat-centric in the foreground with a larger intimate domestic cohabitation in the background, this storytelling was unique and intertwined and done with gracefulness. Thank you to Sarah Gerard and Conium for the ARC.

The Butter House

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