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“Engagingly written.”—Canadian Literature
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“An exciting literary journey . . . a powerful and compelling debut.”—Calgary Herald
High school reunions can be hell. But when you throw in racial and sexual tensions, extramarital affairs and cannibalistic, undead vegetarians, it’s hell times infinity.
Brash, clever and monstrously funny, Venous Hum charts the lives of Lai Fun Kugelheim and Stefanja Dumanowski, best friends who, upon hearing the news of an old high school acquaintance’s death, are gripped by an insatiable nostalgia and organize a 20-year reunion. What initially seemed like a simple task becomes increasingly complicated for Lai Fun, but the past is nothing compared to her messy present: Her marriage to a successful businesswoman is crumbling, she’s having an affair with a man (who happens to be Stefanja’s husband) and her oddly supernatural mother—an immigrant vegetarian with an unusual appetite—only wants her daughter to be happy. But in the wake of such chaos, the only constant is the hum of the blood coursing through her veins.
A satire on race, gender, sexual preference and vegetarianism, this is a magic-realist novel that will throw your assumptions of the world and the people who inhabit it out the window. It’s the exclamation mark at the end of the sentence that announces the end of literary fiction as we know it and the beginning of something entirely new.
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You might want to grab your blankie...Venous Hum, Suzette Mayr’s new novel, is an unconventional horror story.
Readers encounter bloodsucking third grade teachers, zombies and undead vegetarians, all of which are scary. But the true horror the reader faces is one that hits much closer to home. Anyone watching the news these days knows that our crumbling health care system is the site of horrors more frightening than vampires or zombies.
Venous Hum takes place in a not so distant future where same sex marriage has been legalized. But it is far from Utopia. Hospitals are closing to make way for shopping malls. The poor kids get the life sucked right out of them by sinister grade school teachers. And laid-off nurses are collecting pop cans to make ends meet.
Suzette Mayr’s tale will give you the social program willies!
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. High school reunions can be hell but when you throw in racial and sexual tensions, extramarital affairs and cannibalistic, undead vegetarians, it's hell times infinity. Lai Fun Kugelheim and Stefanja Dumanowski are best friends who, on hearing the news of an old high school pal's death, are gripped by nostalgia and organise a twenty-year reunion. But what seems like a simple task becomes increasingly complex. Suzette Mayr's latest novel weaves an outrageously comical yet surreal tale of broken hearts, burning hearts, and hearts for dinner. High school reunions can be hell - but when you throw in racial and sexual tensions, extramarital affairs, and cannibalistic vegetarians, it is hell times infinity! Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781551521701
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