Synopses & Reviews
Merciful Truth and her brother, Gospel, have just pulled their dead mother into the kitchen and stowed her under the table. It was a long illness, and they wanted to bury her—they did—but its far too cold outside, and they know they wont be able to dig into the frozen ground. The Minister who lives with them, who preaches through his animal form, doesnt make them feel any better about what theyve done. Merciful calms her guilty feelings but only until, from the other room, she hears a voice she thought shed never hear again. Its her mothers voice, and its singing a lullaby. . . .
Engines of the Broken World is a chilling young adult novel from Jason Vanhee.
Review
* "Faith and hopelessness swirl like snow in a winter storm in this scary but terrific debut novel with a fresh, engaging voice." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Review
*"Faith and hopelessness swirl like snow in a winter storm in this scary but terrific debut novel with a fresh, engaging voice." - Kirkus, starred review
"In dense, lyrical language, the novel raises questions of religion, morality, and free will as it builds toward a dark and ambiguous ending." - The Horn Book
About the Author
Jason Vanhee lives in Seattle, Washington. Engines of the Broken World is his first novel.