Fred & Mary — Kipjo Kenyatta Ewers

**Fred can't sleep.**Not because of work. Not because of stress. But because his wife, Mary, was tragically taken from him-and grief is one hell of a bedmate. After nearly a year of failed coping strategies (including, yes, interpretive dance therapy), Fred does something *very* unconventional: he buys a life-sized doll to fill the space beside him.Shockingly... it works. He sleeps.But then things start getting *weird*. Really weird. Like, *did that doll just move?* weird. And the strange happenings? They feel *familiar*.From Kipjo K. Ewers, author of *The First* series and *Eye of Ra*, comes a darkly comedic, slightly haunting tale about grief, love, and the fine line between closure and crazy.**Is Mary back? Or has Fred finally lost it?**Now housed in the Library of Congress - discover the work making history.