Orange World by Karen Russell KNOPF and the ways in which

and the ways in which we find connection in an increasingly fragmented world

without relying on the largesse of her upper middle-class family who wonder aloud if she should be doing something better with her life

a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature

She might be lacking in accolades compared to her siblings

Can his crimes ever be forgiven by those he loves

Orange World by Karen Russell KNOPF and the ways in whichONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: THE WASHINGTON POST NPR GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FRESH AIR THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS LIT HUB KIRKUS REVIEWS LIBRARY JOURNAL THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Karen Russell's comedic genius and mesmerizing talent for creating outlandish predicaments that uncannily mirror our inner lives is on full display in these eight exuberant, arrestingly vivid, unforgettable stories. In "Bog Girl," a young man falls in love with a two thousand