Captive Dreams
Prometheus Award–winner Flynn (In the Lion’s Mouth) assembles six tales
delving into deep melancholy and moral ambiguity. Each story builds
from scientific what-ifs to a reality of human fragility and despair. In
“Melodies of the Heart,” genetic conditions have a young girl aging too
quickly and an old woman too slowly. In the title story, ideological
differences hinder a young boy’s ability to make sense of afterimages
and echoes floating in his brain. “Hopeful Monsters” pulls back the
curtain on the world of designing babies. In “Places Where the Roads
Don’t Go,” a lifelong friendship is strained when a heated debate over
the nature of mind becomes more than talk. “Remember’d Kisses” explores
science that offers to absolve emotional pain. In “Buried Hopes,” buried
objects keep hope alive. While great writing, vivid scenarios, and
thoughtful commentary outshine the scientific concepts, the stories will
linger after the last page is turned. Agent: Eleanor Wood, Spectrum
Literary Agency. (Aug.)
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