Girl Country : and Other Stories

Winner of the Dzanc Short Story Collection PrizeA near-future farmer battling environmental crises takes in a mysterious girl he finds on the roadside.A bus driver navigates through treacherous weather and memories of her tragic past as she races to save children from the end of the world.A woman keeps giving birth to children from different time periods. And a woman struggles with her young daughter mysteriously transforming into something wild and unruly, confronting themes of motherhood and family. In Girl Country, stories range from medieval Belgium to the near-future of the American Midwest, populated by mothers and monsters, mermaids and milkmaids, nuns and bus drivers—women in every walk of life, but particularly working-class women, navigating the intersection of the mundane and the magical.Perfect for fans of Orange World and Animal Wife, these are stories about women with teeth—wild and alive.