tesserae: a mosaic of story

Rekindle your love for short fiction! Seven taut tales deliver gut-wrenching twists with prose simultaneously lean and lyrical. From the misguided romantic hopes of a cowboy, to the poignant tale of a misfit orphan coming to terms with her losses and the unwelcome-but-longed-for grace that settles over her life, this collection of short stories is filled with quirky, flawed, and authentic characters. Themes of isolation, a longing for home, and the need to belong are accentuated by the lonely, wind-swept high-desert setting. This collection includes Mann’s award-winning work that has previously appeared in juried anthologies, as well as new short-fiction. The book is categorized as “Literary Collections | Southwest | Colorado. Highly readable!