?Completely original full of surprise humor grief and wisdom.' Karen Joy Fowler author of
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves ?Darkly funny and poignant' Paula Hawkins author of The
Girl on the Train ?[Polzin] writes beautifully about everything' New York Times Meet Gloria
Gam Gam Darkness Miss Hennepin County and their unlikely owner. Over the course of a single
year our nameless narrator heroically tries to keep her small brood of four chickens alive
despite the seemingly endless challenges that caring for another creature entails. From the
freezing nights of a brutal winter to a sweltering summer which brings a surprise tornado she
battles predators bad luck and the uncertainty of a future that may not look anything like
the one she always imagined. Brood by Jackie Polzin is a darkly witty deeply moving and
startling original debut novel of motherhood and grief full of sorrow joy and unrelenting
hope. Perfect for fans of Jenny Offill and Elizabeth Strout.
