Abby Geni Livres

Exploring the fragile boundary between humanity and the animal kingdom, this literary thriller delves into the complexities faced by a family caught in this precarious space. The narrative intricately weaves themes of survival and identity, showcasing the emotional and psychological struggles that arise when the familiar becomes unfamiliar. Recognized on BuzzFeed's Best Fiction of 2018 list, the book promises a thought-provoking experience that challenges perceptions of both human and animal nature.

The novelist, poet, and essayist presents a collection of twenty essays that offer everything from critiques of the American experience to a celebration of ordinary lives to a determined warning about the future of the country

In The Lightkeepers, we follow Miranda, a nature photographer who travels to the Farallon Islands, an exotic and dangerous archipelago off the coast of California, for a one-year residency capturing the landscape. Her only companions are the scientists studying there, odd and quirky refugees from the mainland living in rustic conditions; they document the fish populations around the island, the bold trio of sharks called the Sisters that hunt the surrounding waters, and the overwhelming bird population who, at times, create the need to wear hard hats as protection from their attacks. Shortly after her arrival, Miranda is assaulted by one of the inhabitants of the islands. A few days later, her assailant is found dead, perhaps the result of an accident.As the novel unfolds, Miranda gives witness to the natural wonders of this special place as she grapples with what has happened to her and deepens her connection (and her suspicions) to her companions, while falling under the thrall of the legends of theplace nicknamed the Islands of the Dead. And when more violence occurs, each member of this strange community falls under suspicion. The Lightkeepers upends the traditional structure of a mystery novel -an isolated environment, a limited group of characters who might not be trustworthy, a death that may or may not have been accidental, a balance of discovery and action -while also exploring wider themes of the natural world, the power of loss, and the nature of recovery. It is a luminous debut novel from a talented and provocative new writer. --

Finalist for the CHIRBy Awards The long-awaited new book from the critically acclaimed author of The Lightkeepers and The Wildlands: an intense and insightful collection that celebrates the horrors and joys of inhabiting our bodies The body cannot tell any lies. From birth to death, and through all the transitions in between, the body stores our knowledge and history, our feelings and experiences. Our betrayals. These insightful and empathetic stories, from the critically acclaimed author of The Last Animal, shine new light on our physical vessels set against our physical world, two landscapes irretrievably connected and altered over time. An entomologist solves cold cases and upholds a sense of justice by studying the decay of corpses in a field and the insect life they develop. A caregiver obsesses over a stained-glass lampshade to deal with the elegiac losses of Alzheimer’s. A sister with webbed fingers highlights the often-universal belief that our siblings just might be creatures brought forth from the deep. The memory of a scent evokes the haunting legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic. These eleven stories display Abby Geni’s great capacity to take us into the lives and experiences of others to scrutinize the physical self: birth, childhood, transition, mental health, trauma, aging, illness, love, sex, and death.

Ein Jahr lang will die junge Naturfotografin Miranda auf den Farallon-Inseln verbringen, ein abgelegener, unbewohnter Archipel vor der kalifornischen Küste. Ihre einzigen Gefährten sind ein paar Wissenschaftler, die in dieser Wildnis Fauna und Flora untersuchen. Sie beobachten die Wale und Robben, die extrem aggressiven Haie, die in diesen Gewässern jagen, sowie die überwältigende Vogelpopulation. In dieser unwirtlichen Umgebung scheint es nicht verwunderlich, dass sie allesamt Eigenbrötler sind. Doch mit der Zeit mehren sich mysteriöse Unfälle, eines Tages wird sogar einer der Forscher tot aufgefunden. Und Miranda fragt sich allmählich, ob die Inselgruppe, die von den Indianern seit jeher »Insel der Toten« genannt wird, tatsächlich verflucht ist, oder ob einer von ihnen ein grausames Spiel treibt ...