![]() ![]() It is known from the beginning that her death will be tragic, and that it will haunt Cat for the rest of her life. It is known from the beginning that Marlena will die. ![]() Eventually-well, almost immediately-Cat meets Marlena, and a beautiful but terrifying friendship begins. The novel revolves around a woman named Cat, who now lives and works in New York City, but once lived in a podunk town in Michigan where she was forced to struggle to get along with a dysfunctional mother and a less than satisfactory life. Buntin’s novel is a miracle and a masterwork, and the reasons behind this are both incredibly obvious and entirely elusive. This is a book I have read countless times, one of those books I turn to for comfort and solace even if sometimes they hold exactly the opposite of this. It is filled with wisdom, finely crafted, and utterly heartbreaking in the best of ways. Marlena, Buntin’s debut novel, is anything but a beginner’s work. ![]() Marlena by Julie Buntin made my top ten list for 2017 and with good reason. ![]()
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