Mother of Wild Beasts

Were all in the desert Summer. Some of us just dont realize it. Set simultaneously in the mossy forests of Georgia and the howling desert of the grieving heart this contemporary literary novel follows the intergenerational friendship between two women--Summer an ambitious medical student and Magda the elderly eccentric living next door to her. Professional interest turns to near obsession when Summer seeks to understand through observation and reasoning the cause of Magdas irregular behavior. Mother of Wild Beasts is the story of two unlikely travel companions through the spiritual desert of shared grief as both learn to renounce the one thing holding them in that wasteland. A novel of humor depth nuance and ultimately the transformative power of love Mother of Wild Beasts is a story that awakens its reader to the importance of reclaiming the present moment.