![]() ![]() ![]() Where did the animals go? Here, in Eric D. Look for this one on the 'Best of 2019' lists!" - Jerry Holt, author of The Killing of Strangers and Rickey "After nearly 150 years of "The Greatest Show on Earth," Ringling Brothers locked up the lion and tiger and camel and kangaroo cages for good not too long ago. Goodman has managed to do with the sections told by the animals is something rare and wonderful. This engaging tale of a zoo that literally opens its doors is at once funny, terrifying, and sometimes heartbreaking. The blurring between caged and free is violently, gracefully, and thoughtfully crafted, a true tale of terror-both within and without real and realized bars." - Katherine Cottle, author of My Father>s Speech, Halfway: A Journal through Pregnancy, and I Remain Yours "What a read! Part fable, part meditation, and total page-turner, Setting the Family Free is a rollicking read from first sentence to last. However, Setting the Family Free takes that vision a step further, exploring the existence of the animal, both human and nonhuman, when pushed beyond its natural and enforced boundaries. As with his former novels, Goodman captures the human condition through multiple and unpredictable lenses, illuminating our strengths and weaknesses in a presentation which merges past and present stories, intertwining conversations, and metaphorical geographies. Goodman's powerful voice and imagination as one of Baltimore's most riveting and prolific writers. ![]() ![]() "Setting the Family Free reinforces Eric D. ![]()
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