Amber Sparks

Let’s start with me. You know what I want for Christmas? Molly Gaudry’s lovely-looking new book, We Take Me Apart. It is the first in mud luscious’s new ml press. It’s blurbed by KATE BERNHEIMER, for Christ’s sake. KATE. BERNHEIMER. And it’s beautiful. And every excerpt I’ve read is fantastic and full of goodness. Check out what Kate Bernheimer (did I mention she blurbed it?) says:

There is no more perfect place to be than in Molly Gaudry’s tender, dirt-floored novel(la), WE TAKE ME APART. Oh cabbage leaves, oh roses, oh orange-slice childhood grins: this book broke my heart. Its sad memory-tropes come from fairy tales & childhood books. With language, Gaudry is as loving & careful as one is with a matchbook . . . when wishing to set the whole word on fire.

But if you don’t believe Kate Bernheimer (for shame) you can read a great review at decomP and decide for yourself.

You know you want it, too. So buy one for both of us, okay?

For my next post, I will attempt to be less selfish and suggest some fine literary gifts for others.