CHRIS CANDER

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CHRIS CANDER’S LATEST NOVEL, THE YOUNG OF OTHER ANIMALS, IS NOW AVAILABLE

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“The Young of Other Animals is chilling, moving, and urgent, one of those books that demands your full attention until you’ve finished the very last page. Chris Cander’s propulsive, beautifully-layered prose tackles cycles of violence and the complicated shame of survival, but this is also a story full of hope—a novel about resiliency, growing up, mothers and daughters, and, above all, the way women love and care for one another.”
—Kimberly King Parsons, National Book Award-nominated author of Black Light

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“A dynamic and insightful storyteller, Cander imbues her work with such poignant character detail, as a reader, I felt I’d all but moved into Martha’s neighborhood. As a documented lover of tales of complicated relationships between women, I must say that A Gracious Neighbor is among the best.”
—Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author of The Husbands
“Immense, intense and imaginative….The Weight of a Piano is about memory and identity….Cander is a smart, deft storyteller [and] understands how something as beloved as a piano can actually be a burden.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“[A] sweeping novel…Cander divinely delves into multiple points of view, crafting a collage of vibrant, layered characters while charting six decades of poignant, precise moments. A distinctive novel that sublimely measures the distressed though determined heartbeat of a small mountain community.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Her conclusion provides grounds for belief in the possibility of redemption; her sensitivity ensures that this novel will appeal to anyone with a story to tell, a group that includes us all.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLEY (starred review)