Anne Morcelés

Anne Morcelés is an 80-something widow who lives in a bleak small town in the Pacific Northwest. Due to a series of bad decisions by the various physicians she sees, Anne becomes the unwilling resident of a world of illusion—a sensation so unpredictable and confusing she reveals it to no one. Her daughter Sylvia, who struggles with two businesses, is unaware of Anne’s rich inner life, which is not borne of dementia but of neglect. How Anne adapts to these challenges and transcends them is the core of this story, told with humor, compassion and drama. There are moments here that may shock you or baffle you. It’s a novel about aging with grace, accepting life’s little ups and downs and walking the fine line between illusion and reality—a path well-blurred by the world around us. This is Frank M. Young’s eighth novel and his most unusual work to date. He has also written HIVE RECORDS, FOOLS LIKE ME, NEVER ODD OR EVEN and AN AMERICAN FAILURE, all available from RedwingBlackbird Books.