Cures by Jo Brandon James Brookes A Finalist for the Los

A Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize

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Winter can be savoured in poetry

One was an artist

Cures by Jo Brandon James Brookes A Finalist for the LosFrom a sapient pig to human extinction, syphilis to broken bones, a woman who births rabbits to changelings in the crib, this collection explores the full range of human fallibility as well as the eternal quest for hopefulness. Cures is filled with strange characters: volcanic women, a rat catcher on the brink of retirement, a bonesetter, a drunkard, a mermaid; the collection is brimful with both the uncanny and the familiar, exploring the joys of