Book
Self-portrait with nothing / Aimee Pokwatka.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250820846 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 293 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Tordotcom, 2022.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Tom Doherty Associates book." |
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| Subject: | Adoption > Fiction. Doppelgängers > Fiction. Multiverse > Fiction. Painters > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. Magic realist fiction. Novels. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Pokwa | 31681010298610 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
After discovering her birth mother is Ula Frost, a reclusive artist who claims her portraits summon their subjectsâ doppelgängers from parallel universes, Pepper Rafferty wonders if there is a universe, in which she is better able to accept loveâand in which Ula decided she was worth keeping. 50,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"Aimee Pokwatka's novel Self-Portrait with Nothing is "fraught and deeply moving...the work of a genuinely exciting new talent." (Booker Prize winner, George Saunders). If a picture paints a thousand worlds... Abandoned as an infant on the local veterinarian's front porch, Pepper Rafferty was raised by two loving mothers, and now at thirty-six is married to the stable, supportive Ike. She's never told anyone that at fifteen she discovered the identity of her biological mother. That's because her birth mother is Ula Frost, a reclusive painter famous for the outrageous claims that her portraits summon their subjects' doppelgangers from parallel universes. Researching the rumors, Pepper couldn't help but wonder: Was there a parallel universe in which she was more confident, more accomplished, better able to accept love? A universe in which Ula decided she was worth keeping? A universe in which Ula's rejection didn't still hurt too much to share? Sometimes living our best life means embracing the imperfect one we already have..."-- - McMillan Palgrave
Orphan Black meets Fringe in a story that reminds us that living our best life sometimes means embracing the imperfect one we already have.
"Fraught and deeply moving...the work of a genuinely exciting new talent." âBooker Prize winner, George Saunders.
âAimee Pokwatkaâs Self-Portrait with Nothing is tantalizing and elusive lacework, delicately balanced between the branches of fantasy, mystery and realism like a spiderâs web.â âThe New York Times
If a picture paints a thousand worlds . . .
Abandoned as an infant on the local veterinarianâs front porch, Pepper Rafferty was raised by two loving mothers, and now, at thirty-six is married to the stable, supportive Ike. Sheâs never told anyone that at fifteen she discovered the identity of her biological mother.
Thatâs because her birth mother is Ula Frost, a reclusive painter famous for the outrageous claims that her portraits summon their subjectsâ doppelgängers from parallel universes.
Researching the rumors, Pepper couldnât help but wonder: Is there a parallel universe in which she is more confident, more accomplished, better able to accept love?
A universe in which Ula decided she was worth keeping?
A universe in which Ulaâs rejection didnât still hurt too much to share?
Combining a thrilling pan-continental race against time with an authentic and touching personal drama, Self-Portrait with Nothing is an unforgettable debut that explores what it means to be part of a family.
