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Thar She Blows
By Susan Emshwiller
Genres: Adventure, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Womens Fiction
Age Groups: 18+
HOW DO YOU FIND SOMEONE LIVING IN A WHALE?
Caught in a redundant housewife existence, Ann never leaves her beige suburban home, her schlubby do-nothing son Brian is directionless after graduating high-school, and it looks like nothing will ever change. But when Brian is swallowed by a whale and Ann receives a garbled phone call from him, she is determined to find that monstrous beast and rescue her son. Experts, her ex, the press—everyone thinks she’s crazy—but she’s committed to her worthy quest. Both Brian and Ann battle their skeptical inner voices in an inspiring journey of self-discovery, reinvention, survival, and sacrifice. As mother and son face epic adventures, they encounter unlikely allies from across the globe and might just find each other. Yet the ultimate danger is closing in…
Devilishly funny, heartbreaking, thrilling, this epic whale-of-a-tale combines absurdist speculative fiction with intimate family dynamics.
Formats
EBOOK, AUDIO, PAPERBACK
Reviews
AMY MADIGAN, actor, producer
Susan is afraid of nothing in her writing…Full stop. Hilarious! A mother/son fiasco/journey wrapped in love, grit, and impossibility-be-damned!! I promise you will love this wild ride into the inner workings of one whale and one mother.
NANCY PEACOCK, Piedmont Laureate, author of The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson
If you are holding this book in your hand, congratulations. If you have chosen to buy this book, chosen from all the books you could have chosen to buy, HUGE CONGRATULATIONS. You are in for a wild and heartfelt ride. What can I say about Susan Emshwiller's writing, except that there is no one like her. She is truly an original.
ANNE ANTHONY, author of A Blue Moon & Other Murmurs of the Heart
Susan Emshwiller’s Thar She Blows twists the thrill of a whale watching trip on its head. This quirky dry-witted account of one woman’s search for her son swallowed by a whale, blossoms into a search for herself. The story’s descriptive details struck that sweet spot of believability that readers will never doubt the possibility of life inside a whale. Funny, tender, and uplifting, this journey of discovery is a nonstop, cover-to-cover read, flipping one page after the other hoping, cheering, and breathlessly wondering about the final outcome for mother and son in this suspenseful tale of rescue.
