Rabbit Cake

People Magazine Book of the WeekA Best Book of the Year at Kirkus Reviews, Book Riot, The Chicago Review of Books, Minnesota Public Radio, & moreAn Indies Introduce & Indie Next PickFans of Maria Semple’s Where’d You Go Bernadette & Kevin Wilson’s The Family Fang will delight in Annie Hartnett’s debut, a darkly comic novel about a young girl named Elvis trying to figure out her place in a world without her mother. Elvis Babbitt has a head for the facts: she knows science proves yellow is the happiest color, she knows a healthy male giraffe weighs about 3,000 pounds, & she knows that the naked mole rat is the longest living rodent. She knows she should plan to grieve her mother, who has recently drowned while sleepwalking, for exactly eighteen months. But there are things Elvis doesn’t yet know—like how to keep her sister Lizzie from poisoning herself while sleep-eating or why her father has started wearing her mother’s silk bathrobe around the house. Elvis investigates the strange circumstances of her mother’s death & finds comfort, if not answers, in the people (and animals) of Freedom, Alabama. As hilarious a storyteller as she is heartbreakingly honest, Elvis is a truly original voice in this exploration of grief, family, & the endurance of humor after loss.Annie Hartnett was the 2013-2014 winner of the Writer in Residence Fellowship for the Associates of the Boston Public Library & has received awards & honors from the Bread Loaf School of English, McSweeney’s, & Indiana Review. Hartnett received her MFA in Fiction from the University of Alabama, an MA from Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English, & currently teaches at Grub Street, an independent writing center in Boston. She lives with her husband & their beloved Border Collie in Providence, Rhode Island. Fans of Maria Semple's Where'd You Go Bernadette and and Celeste Ng's Everything I Never Told You will delight in Annie Hartnett's debut, Rabbit Cake, a darkly comic novel about a young girl named Elvis trying to figure out her place in a world without her mother. An Indies Introduce and Indie Next Pick Twelve-year-old Elvis Babbitt has a head for the facts: she knows science proves yellow is the happiest color, she knows a healthy male giraffe weighs about 3,000 pounds, and she knows that the naked mole rat is the longest living rodent. She knows she should plan to grieve her mother, who has recently drowned while sleepwalking, for exactly eighteen months. But there are things Elvis doesn't yet know?like how to keep her sister Lizzie from poisoning herself while sleep-eating or why her father has started wearing her mother's silk bathrobe around the house. Elvis investigates the strange circumstances of her mother's death and finds comfort, if not answers, in the people (and animals) of Freedom, Alabama. As hilarious a storyteller as she is heartbreakingly honest, Elvis is a truly original voice in this exploration of grief, family, and the endurance of humor after loss Twelve-year-old Elvis Babbitt Has A Head For The Facts: She Knows Science Proves Yellow Is The Happiest Color, She Knows A Healthy Male Giraffe Weighs About 3,000 Pounds, And She Knows That The Naked Mole Rat Is The Longest Living Rodent. She Knows She Should Plan To Grieve Her Mother, Who Has Recently Drowned While Sleepwalking, For Exactly Eighteen Months. But There Are Things Elvis Doesn't Yet Know--like How To Keep Her Sister Lizzie From Poisoning Herself While Sleep-eating Or Why Her Father Has Started Wearing Her Mother's Silk Bathrobe Around The House. Elvis Investigates The Strange Circumstances Of Her Mother's Death And Finds Comfort, If Not Answers, In The People (and Animals) Of Freedom, Alabama. As Hilarious A Storyteller As She Is Heartbreakingly Honest, Elvis Is A Truly Original Voice In This Exploration Of Grief, Family, And The Endurance Of Humor After Loss. Annie Hartnett. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This is a darkly comic novel about a young girl named Elvis trying to figure out her place in a world without her mother. Twelve-year-old Elvis Babbitt has a head for the facts: she knows science proves yellow is the happiest color, she knows a healthy male giraffe weighs about 3,000 pounds, and she knows that the naked mole rat is the longest living rodent. She knows she should plan to grieve her mother, who has recently drowned while sleepwalking, for exactly eighteen months. But there are things Elvis doesnt yet knowlike how to keep her sister Lizzie from poisoning herself while sleep-eating or why her father has started wearing her mother's silk bathrobe around the house. Elvis investigates the strange circumstances of her mother's death and finds comfort, if not answers, in the people (and animals) of Freedom, Alabama.