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      RUIN

      by Cara Hoffman
      Published
      Apr 2022
      Main Genre
      Erotica Erotica
      Pages
      136
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      About This Book

      A little girl who disguises herself as an old man, an addict who collects dollhouse furniture, a crime reporter confronted by a talking dog, a painter trying to prove the non-existence of god, and lovers in a penal colony who communicate through technical drawings—these are just a few of the characters who live among the ruins. RUIN is both bracingly timely and eerily timeless in its examination of an American state in free-fall, unsparing in its disregard for broken institutions, while shining with compassion for all who are left in their wake. Cara Hoffman's short fictions are brutal, surreal, hilarious, and transgressive, celebrating the sharp beauty of outsiders and the infinitely creative ways humans muster psychic resistance under oppressive conditions. The ultimate effect of these ten interconnected stories is one of invigoration and a sense of possibilities—hope for a new world extracted from the rubble of the old.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Subgenres

      Erotica Women's Fiction

      Themes

      Visionary & Metaphysical

      Characters & Occupations

      LGBTQ

      Age Level

      Mature (18 & Over)

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      First Edition Apr 2022 PM Press ISBN13 9781629639291 ISBN10 162963929X
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      Apr 2022 PM Press ISBN13 9781629639314 ISBN10 1629639311
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      Apr 2022 PM Press ISBN13 9781629639307 ISBN10 1629639303
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