Dahlia Cassandra

Dahlia Cassandra

By Nathaniel Kressen

First paperback edition , 2016

Best Fiction Books of the Year, 2016, Luna Luna Magazine

Book tagline:

On an Idaho farmland where nothing will grow, a brother and sister are abandoned by their parents. They weave imaginary tales for themselves and one another as a means for survival. Their bond is tested when a famous writer arrives in town with an opportunity that could change everything.

Book synopsis:

A pair of siblings are abandoned on an Idaho farmland where nothing will grow. The brother, Junior, wakes before dawn each morning to sell papers in the nearest town, whistling elaborate songs he imagines hold deeper meaning. Tike, the sister, invents monologues for the models in her beloved fashion catalogues. The arrival of famous writer in town brings a new opportunity that quickly unravels, leading to an unthinkable act of passion that sends the pair spiraling apart.

From the author of Concrete Fever comes a haunting, heartfelt story of a family in the throes of change. Dahlia Cassandra is a novel about faith and fantasy that examines the emptiness that resides within all of us, and the things we do to fill it.