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Haven Kimmel's gorgeous fourth novel is disturbing and brilliant in equal measure. Iodine is unlike any book I've ever read; woven through with psychoanalyses, dreams, hallucinations, and mythology, you are never sure which version of our narrator's reality, if any, to trust. Trace Pennington is a bizarre, endearing, and enveloping character, and Iodine is Kimmel's most ambitious book yet.
This novel explores the dark and terrifying world of delusion and madness. Kimmel uses an unreliable narrator to chaotic, shocking, and surreal effect. While Trace descends into madness, the reader struggles to untangle the threads of this story, but is rewarded by prose that is achingly beautiful, intelligent, lush, and challenging. Iodine is an amazing, fantastic, whirlwind of a character study, with an explosive ending. An absolutely stunning five-star read! Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:#1 New York Times bestselling author Haven Kimmel makes an exhilarating foray into psychological gothic territory with the electrifying story of a young woman emerging from layers of delusion, fantasy, and lies.
With her astounding intelligence, fierce independence, and otherworldly lavender eyes, college senior Trace Pennington makes an indelible impression even as questions about her past and her true identity hover over every page. From her earliest years, Trace turned away from her abusive mother toward her loving father. Within the twisty logic of abuse, her desperate love for him took on a romantic cast that persists to this day, though she’s had no contact with her family since she ran away from home years ago. She’s eked out an impoverished but functional existence, living in an abandoned house, putting herself through college—and leading a double life: at school she is Ianthe Covington, a young woman with no past.
Trace’s solitary life is upended when she and her literature professor fall in love. As it becomes apparent that he has his own dark secrets, she’s forced to face herself and her past. After recovering a horrific, long-suppressed memory, Trace finally copes with the fallout from her brutal childhood. This unique portrait of the psychological effects of trauma is tantalizing, shocking, and ultimately hopeful. Synopsis:"New York Times"-bestselling author Kimmel once again draws on her exceptional powers of observation and empathy in "Iodine," a story in which she presents the electrifying chronicle of a young woman emerging from layers of delusion, fantasy, and lies. About the AuthorHaven Kimmel is the author of The Used World, She Got Up Off the Couch, Something Rising (Light and Swift), The Solace of Leaving Early, and A Girl Named Zippy. She studied English and creative writing at Ball State University and North Carolina State University and attended seminary at the Earlham School of Religion. She lives in Durham, N.C. Table of ContentsChapter One: Two Dogs Chapter Two: Caduceus Chapter Three: Pluto Chapter Four: Oneirocritica Chapter Five: Puella Aeterna Chapter Six: Revenants Chapter Seven: Nekyia Chapter Eight: Kerberos Chapter Mine: Eros Chapter Ten: Familiaris Chapter Eleven: Hekate Acknowledgments What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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