Staff Pick
Tarry This Night is a claustrophobic nightmare chronicling what it means to be a woman growing up in a bunker ruled by apocalyptic fundamentalism that decrees a holy writ life of enforced polygamous incest. This is the dystopia that comes about when all of the most horrific ideologies that pump into America's rotting heart — racism, Christian fanaticism, misogyny, and homophobia — calcify themselves into the single wicked hydra they've always been. Kristyn Dunnion brings us from the very darkest and putrid corner,resistance. Recommended By Cosima C., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
In this dystopian, eerily relevant novel, a civil war is brewing in America. Below ground, a cult led by the deluded and narcissistic Father Ernst is ensconced in an underground bunker, waiting out the conflict. When The Family runs out of food, Ruth, coming of age and terrified of serving as Ernst's next wife, must choose between obeying her faith and fighting for survival. In this unsettling modern Lilith tale, spirited women resist their violent, racist culture and, in so doing, become outlaws.
Kristyn Dunnion's previous novel The Dirt Chronicles was a Lambda Literary Award finalist for lesbian fiction.