Creatures

[A] kaleidoscopic narrative . . . Tenacious, wildly original, and full of insight. San Francisco Chronicle An alluring, atmospheric debut. People A Belletrist Book Club Pick A Most Anticipated Book of the YearEntertainment WeeklyThe MillionsBustle On the eve of Evangelines wedding on Winter Island, the groom may be lost at sea, a dead whale is trapped in the harbor, and Evies mostly absent mother has shown up out of the blue. From there, in this mesmerizing, provocative debut, the narrative flows back and forth through time as Evie reckons with her complicated upbringinga weed-dealing, charming but neglectful father, a wild-child best friendin this lush land off the coast of Southern California. With wit, love, and bracing flashes of anger, Creatures probes the complexities of...