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From the Caves Kindle Edition

by Thea Prieto (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Environmental catastrophe has driven four people inside the dark throat of a cave: Sky, a child coming of age; Tie, pregnant and grieving; Mark, a young man poised to assume primacy; and Teller, an elder, holder of stories. As the devastating heat of summer grows, so does the poison in Teller’s injured leg and the danger of Tie’s imminent labor, food and water dwindling while the future becomes increasingly dependent on the words Sky gleans from the dead, stories pieced together from recycled knowledge, fragmented histories, and half-buried creation myths. From the Caves presents the past, present, and future in tandem, reshaping ancient and modern ideas of death and motherhood, grief and hope, endings and beginnings.

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  4. Publisher
    Red Hen Press
  5. Publication date
    August 10, 2021
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*WINNER of the 2021 Foreword Indie Book Award in Literature*

About the Author

Thea Prieto is a recipient of the Laurels Award Fellowship, as well as a finalist for the international Edwin L. Stockton, Jr. Award and Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award for New Writers. She writes and edits for Poets & Writers, Propeller Magazine, and The Gravity of the Thing, and her work has also appeared at New Orleans Review, Longreads, Entropy, The Masters Review, and elsewhere. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she teaches creative writing at Portland State University and Portland Community College. From the Caves is her first book.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B099W8W2QV
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Red Hen Press (August 10, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 10, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4213 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 116 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 out of 5 stars 4

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Thea Prieto is the author of From the Caves (2021), which won the Red Hen Press Novella Award. She is a recipient of the Laurels Award Fellowship and a finalist for the international Edwin L. Stockton, Jr. Award and Glimmer Train's Short Story Award for New Writers. Her work has appeared at Longreads, The Kenyon Review, CRAFT Literary Magazine, and New Orleans Review, among other journals, and she writes and edits for Poets & Writers and The Gravity of the Thing. She teaches creative writing and publishing at Portland State University and Portland Community College. Learn more at https://theaprieto.com.

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This is an excellent book by a brilliant creative writer. The flow of words and phrases that she has created work for me at both an emotional and intellectual level. The scenes played out very well in the theater of my mind. This is a powerful story of small group of people hanging on in an impossible situation. I finished the book in one sitting and now several days later I'm still haunted by the story. I had the good fortune of discovering this author while at Norwescon 46. I purchased he book directly from her on an impulse and boy am I glad. I look forward to more writing from her in the future. Highly recommended
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Joseph F. Wheeler
5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive world building
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024
This is an excellent book by a brilliant creative writer. The flow of words and phrases that she has created work for me at both an emotional and intellectual level. The scenes played out very well in the theater of my mind. This is a powerful story of small group of people hanging on in an impossible situation. I finished the book in one sitting and now several days later I'm still haunted by the story. I had the good fortune of discovering this author while at Norwescon 46. I purchased he book directly from her on an impulse and boy am I glad. I look forward to more writing from her in the future. Highly recommended
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Joseph F. Wheeler
5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive world building
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024
This is an excellent book by a brilliant creative writer. The flow of words and phrases that she has created work for me at both an emotional and intellectual level. The scenes played out very well in the theater of my mind. This is a powerful story of small group of people hanging on in an impossible situation. I finished the book in one sitting and now several days later I'm still haunted by the story. I had the good fortune of discovering this author while at Norwescon 46. I purchased he book directly from her on an impulse and boy am I glad. I look forward to more writing from her in the future. Highly recommended
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Heather
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick read with brutal honesty, expressive storytelling, and hope.
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2021
I am just floored. What a gut-wrenching story about what may come. The strength and weakness of each character at different points in the story, and the thread of hope in a hopeless situation, was emblematic of the best and worst of us in moments of desperation and triumph. The characters' storytelling throughout this novella is creatively done and utilized to provide comfort, entertainment and hope. I think this is especially true as Sky begins to understand that stories and writing are the only way to keep their history alive, while also hoping for an intangible, better, future. I was definitely in tears by the end and know I'll be thinking of the deeper messages for days to come. It's a quick read and you should absolutely check this one out.
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Lavonne Roberts
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant writer
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2021
Love this writer's work. Brilliant and talented wordsmith.
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