The Sea Gives Up the Dead: Stories by Olgu?n, Molly

INDIES INTRODUCE SELECTION - DEBUT AUTHOR, MOLLY OLGU?N brings us THE SEA GIVES UP THE DEAD, a collection of stories sprinkled into the soil of fairy tales, left to take root and grow wild there.

"A wunderkammer of beauty and sorrow."--Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House - "Witty, witchy, darkly brilliant"--Andrea Barrett, author of Natural History and Ship Fever - "Mix the wildness of fairy tales with horror."--Kim Brock, Joseph-Beth Booksellers - "Fantastical, queer, wildly inventive stories."--Austin Carter, Pocket Books Shop - "A mouthwatering ride."--Desirae Wilkerson, Paper Boat Booksellers - "Absolutely fantastic!"--Randy Schiller, Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO

A lovesick nanny slays a dragon. The devil tries to save her mother. A girl drowns and becomes a saint. Three kids plot to blow up their dad, a grieving mother sails the sea to find her son's grave, a scientist brings a voice to life, and a mermaid falls into the power of a witch. Here, historical fiction, horror, and fantasy tangle together in a queer garden of love, grief, and longing.

Author: Molly Olgu?n
Publisher: Red Hen Press
Published: 04/29/2025
Pages: 152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9781636282718

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2025