Fig
Sarah Elizabeth Schantz
Fiction Sch165f
Fig’s world lies somewhere between reality and fantasy.
But as
she watches Mama slowly come undone, it becomes hard to tell what is
real and what is not, what is fun and what is frightening. To save Mama,
Fig begins a fierce battle to bring her back. She knows that her daily
sacrifices, like not touching metal one day or avoiding water the next,
are the only way to cure Mama.
The problem is that in the
process of a daily sacrifice, Fig begins to lose herself as well,
increasingly isolating herself from her classmates and engaging in
self-destructive behavior that only further sets her apart.
Spanning
the course of Fig’s childhood from age six to nineteen, this deeply
provocative novel is more than a portrait of a mother, a daughter, and
the struggle that comes with all-consuming love. It is an acutely honest
and often painful portrayal of life with mental illness and the lengths
to which a young woman must go to handle the ordeals—real or
imaginary—thrown her way.
(From publisher.)
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