ReviewHaunting, unsettling, and unforgettable, THE RAISING limns love, longing, belonging and the things we only think we know about life--and yes, death. Told in knockout, shimmering prose... as hypnotic as it is brilliant * Caroline Leavitt, author of Pictures of You * From the first page of THE RAISING, Laura Kasischke tells a story of great weight and wicked beauty . . . Don't bother trying to put it down; it will call you back, and you'll go. Surrender. You'll be glad you did * Amy McKinnon, author of Tethered * Beautifully polished, evocative... gorgeous * Publishers Weekly * Potent and poetic... Such is the agility of [Kasischke's] writing, it can encompass both a heinously nihilistic act and a most magical outcome * Elle Magazine * Hauntingly original... A tour de force * O, the Oprah Magazine * Shows us an alternate world and lulls us into living in it * New York Times *About the AuthorLaura Kasischke was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and attended the University of Michigan, where she now teaches in the MFA program and the Residential College. She has published seven collections of poetry, and eight novels. Her writing has won numerous awards, and two of her novels have been made into films, including The Life Before Her Eyes (2007) starring Uma Thurman. She lives with her family in Chelsea, Michigan.Laura KasischkePaperback:480 pagesISBN-10:0857891545ISBN-13:978-0857891549Product Dimensions:15.5 x 3.5 x 23.4 cmPublisher:Corvus; Main Edition (15 March 2011)Language:English