Dahlia Season: Stories and a Novella
By (Author) Myriam Gurba
Manic D Press,U.S.
Manic D Press,U.S.
1st May 2007
United States
General
Fiction
813.6
Winner of Triangle Awards (Debut Fiction) 2008
Paperback
224
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
296g
Without sentimentality, Dahlia Season describes the horror of experiencing OCD's morbid obsessions. It also describes the confusion of having Tourette's Syndrome. With Desiree Garcia, an unusual heroine - goth, dyke, Latina, OCD sufferer and Touretter - is born.
Myriam Gurba's writing has appeared in many anthologies including Best American Erotica (St. Martin's), Bottom's Up (Soft Skull), Secrets and Confidences (Seal), and Tough Girls (Black Books). A graduate of UC Berkekley, Gurba is currently a high school teacher living in Long Beach, California, home of Snoop Dogg and the Queen Mary.