The Small Backs Of Children: A Novel

"A photographer takes a picture of a young girl in Eastern Europe, running from the explosion that’s just atomized her parents and brother — and with that image the photographer’s friend, a writer grappling with the long-ago loss of her infant daughter, is undone. To help her, other artists — friends, lovers, family — mobilize to locate the girl in the midst of war. This erotic, beautifully disturbing exploration of sex and violence is a fast, lyrical read, but don’t let the brevity fool you — its effects will linger long after the last page."