Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Natasha, the perfect girl, from the nicest family, has vanished ... For once in Ari Appleton's life, this mayhem is not the fault of her twisted mother or dead father -- or is it? "Tucker's triumphant debut novel is the story of a childhood lost, a family found, and a coming-of-age, recounted in precise and poetic language ... It is at times difficult to read, but this novel is worth every moment of pain and every tear." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "It is the voice of the characters, the kindness of strangers, and the ingenuity and determination of our protagonist against terrible forces that make this story sing." -- San Francisco Chronicle " An] unbelievably accomplished first novel." -- NOW Magazine American Booksellers Association Indie Next List Pick Shortlisted for the 2017 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Shortlisted for the 2017 Atlantic Book Awards From the waning flower-power '60s in Toronto, through her East Coast university years, Ari fights to discover who she is and what it means to be the child of an addicted mother and depraved father. With wit, tenacity, and the incessant meddling of Jasper -- the seahorse in her head -- Ari rides turbulent waves of devilry and discovery, calamity and creation, abandonment and atonement on a journey to find her true self, and to find Natasha. Cracked Pots is a story about a girl broken by both cruelty and truth. It is a revelation: that destiny is shaped in clay, not stone. It is also a celebration: of rising after the blows, gathering the fragments, and piecing together a remarkable life through creativity, kindness, and belonging.
Synopsis
"It is the voice of the characters, the kindness of strangers, and the ingenuity and determination of our protagonist against terrible forces that make this story sing." -- San Francisco Chronicle on Tucker's debut, The Clay Girl Natasha, the perfect girl, from the nicest family, has vanished ... For once in Ari Appleton's life, this mayhem is not the fault of her twisted mother or dead father -- or is it? From the waning flower-power '60s in Toronto, through her East Coast university years, Ari fights to discover who she is and what it means to be the child of an addicted mother and depraved father. With wit, tenacity, and the incessant meddling of Jasper -- the seahorse in her head -- Ari rides turbulent waves of devilry and discovery, calamity and creation, abandonment and atonement on a journey to find her true self, and to find Natasha. Cracked Pots is a story about a girl broken by both cruelty and truth. It is a revelation: that destiny is shaped in clay, not stone. It is also a celebration: of rising after the blows, gathering the fragments, and piecing together a remarkable life through creativity, kindness, and belonging.