Among the Lesser Gods, Margo Catts
Among the Lesser Gods, Margo Catts
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Among the Lesser Gods

Author: Margo Catts

Narrator: Cynthia Farrell

Unabridged: 11 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2019

Synopsis

Elena Alvarez is living a cursed life. From the deadly fire she accidentally set as a child to her mother's abandonment and now an unwanted pregnancy, she knows better than most that small actions can have terrible consequences. Yet when her grandmother calls and asks her to watch over the children of a recent widower in a small, isolated town in Colorado, she takes it as a chance to finally organize her life. Instead, she is confronted by reflections of her own troubles wherever she turnsthe recent widower and his two children adrift in a changed world, her own mysterious family history, and the interwoven lives within the town itself. Bit by bit, she begins to question her understanding of cause and effect, reexamining the tragedies she's held on to and the wounds she's refused to let heal. But when the children go missing, Elena's fragile new peace is shattered. It's only at the prospect of fresh loss and blame that she discovers the truth of the terrible burdens we take upon ourselves, the way tragedy and redemption are inevitably intertwinedand how curses can sometimes lead to blessings, however disguised.

About Margo Catts

Margo Catts grew up in Los Angeles and has since lived in Utah, Indiana, and Colorado. After raising three children in the U.S., she and her husband moved to Saudi Arabia. Originally a freelance editor for textbooks and magazines, she has also done freelance writing for business, technical, and advertising clients, all the while working on her fiction. She currently resides in Denver, Colorado. For more information, visit margocatts.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela M on August 10, 2017

3.5 stars if I could. Multiple tragedies, an abundance of self blame, characters struggling to move forward with pent up grief and the inability to forgive themselves make for a compelling debut novel. Sometimes it's easier to forgive others than it is to forgive ourselves. Elena Alvarez is just abo......more

Goodreads review by Diana on May 09, 2017

AMONG THE LESSER GODS is a beautifully written novel and an impressive debut from Margo Catts. I found this book browsing Edelweiss a few weeks ago, and there was something about the synopsis that called out to me. I'm so glad I gave it a chance! I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the story......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on June 26, 2017

Elena Alvarez has lived a troubled life. She will never forgive herself for setting a fire that killed three people when she was ten. Shortly after this incident her mother left home and cut ties to the family. Elena is now graduating from college in Los Angeles and ready for a brighter future. Thes......more

Goodreads review by Jill on February 21, 2017

Margo Catts prefaces her debut novel with a quote from the Iliad: For two jars stand on the floor of Zeus of the gifts which he gives, one of evils and another of blessings. As the story unfolds, it becomes more and more evident that evils and blessings are two sides of a coin, and often, one organi......more

Goodreads review by DJ on June 10, 2017

Favorite Quotes: Growing up, grains of family history dissolved into my pool of knowledge without me noticing, the same way salt dissolves in water, the same way you can’t remember anyone ever telling you that school starts in the fall. Beauty from ashes, right here. Tragedy and blessing. Leave them a......more

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