Familiar
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781555976255 (1555976255)
Publish date: October 2nd 2012
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
A smooth and swift read, dealing in a sort of [a:Scarlett Thomas|53597|Scarlett Thomas|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1244060683p2/53597.jpg] way with alternate universes and the butterfly effect. But it all feels very "Detatched Indie Fantastic" (as I'm hereby naming the subgenre) and as a result ...
Familiar focuses on Elisa, whose life at the beginning of the novel has been disrupted by the death of her son. Her marriage has fallen apart, and driving along a road one day she somehow is transported into an alternate universe where she has a slightly nicer car, the job she had wanted but gave u...