Clara at the Edge: A Novel

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Every year over 3.6 million referrals are made to child protection agencies.

The US has one of the worst records among industrialized nations: 4 to 7 kids a day die from abuse and neglect.

According to a Pew Research Institute report in 2013, women buy more books than men, and they mostly read print. The success of such magical realist writers as Haruki Murakami reveals the active market for magic realist novels and literary fiction.* The success of the2016 film Manchester by the Sea (two academy awards) shows an appetite for personal stories about grief and responsibility. Clara at the Edge explores the same themes.

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Clara is a fascinating, feisty character.The writing is haunting and lyrical, and frequently ripples with humor and heart.Clara truly is at the edge of something greater than herself....[and her] story unspools in a compelling and engaging way. Foreword Reviews "Foxs writing says yes to every surreal and absurd possibility life offers." Booklist This dazzling combination of riotous imagination with bottomless compassion makes this such a stellar debut. Readers will surely remember Clara and her crewthey are utterly distinct, and beautifully realized. Aimee Bender, author of The Color Master, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, and four other novels "We will follow Clara anywhere. Walter Kirn, author of 8 books, including Up in the Air and Blood Will Out Who knew wasps could be protectors, champions, and the best friends a girl ever had Maryl Jo Fox has written a wild, enchanting, constantly surprising story of one womans resilience, courage, and redemption through what may be a kind of magical insanity. Clara At the Edge kept me buzzing on every page. Diana Wagman, author of Life #6, The Care and Feeding of Exotic Pets, and four other novels "The writing is just like Claraunpredictable and powerful. Each decision can lead to unimaginable consequences." Heavy Feather Review

Author Bio

Maryl Jo Fox grew up in Idaho and studied music at the University of Idaho before transferring to UC Berkeley for a BA in English. She went on to earn an MA in English at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Her short fiction has appeared in Passages North, Bat City Review, and other journals. Her writing has also appeared in LA Weekly and the LA Times. She is a former president of the L.A. Drama Critics Circle. She has taught literature and composition at Pasadena City College, Glendale College, and others, and currently leads a novels discussion group at Vromans bookstore in Pasadena. She discovered her focus in a UCLA Extension Writers Program class, Master Sequence in Magic, Surrealism, and the Absurd."