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"Both prose and poetry, Draw Me without Boundaries is an eloquent and fluid meditation composed of lyrical interior monologues that follow two personae: Zoe, a visual artist who experiences a longed-for pregnancy by her husband just as her marriage is ending; and her beloved grandmother, Lena, a writer and keeper of journals, who has been moved to a memory care facility. Zoe's turmoil arises as she lives in her grandmother's abandoned house trying to paint, and also walking the labyrinth of the surrounding woods as she decides whether to continue or end her pregnancy. Lena faces isolation, memory loss, and death, at times confused, at times capable of shimmering clarity and wisdom. The evocation of Lena and Zoe's relationship occurs against the shifting background of global climate crisis and the Covid pandemic. At the close of the book, Zoe shows Lena the portrait she has made of her, according to her instructions: "Draw me without boundaries." An innovative exploration of human isolation and connection, this new volume by Margaret Gibson constructs a narrative whose characters are vividly memorable and whose language is heartbreakingly beautiful and illuminating"-- Provided by publisher. |
