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A memorable, edgy debut exploring the climate crisis and women on the verge of transformation
Edgy and darkly humourous, these stories introduce us to women grappling with climate, fertility, and their relationships with each other, all as they teeter on the verge of transformation. A figure skater in a warming world quits, only to find herself embroiled in the politics of ice; a graduate student becomes progressively unhinged as she reports on the unravelling of her Patagonia research project; an artist finds an unconventional use for her own frozen eggs; a park ranger at Joshua Tree National Park goes to extreme lengths to save his beloved tortoises.
Georgina Beaty offers a bold, nuanced look at our turbulent times, fearlessly probing the ambitions and confusions of her generation. Wholly unexpected yet wildly entertaining, The Party Is Here slants the world to speak to the uncanny truth of modern life.
Georgina Beaty writes fiction, and for film and theatre. Her début collection of short stories, The Party is Here is forthcoming with Freehand Books. Her work has appeared in New England Review, The Walrus, The New Quarterly, PRISM, The Fiddlehead, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia and has been supported by fellowships and residencies at MacDowell, the Canadian Film Centre and The Banff Centre. She is currently a Wallace Stegner Fellow in fiction at Stanford University.