The Antidote

The AntidoteNATIONAL BESTSELLER THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE From Pulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestselling author of Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove Karen Russell: a gripping dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town The Antidote opens on Black Sunday, as a historic dust storm ravages the fictional town of Uz, Nebraska. But Uz is

in which Elizabeth Bennet captains a Longwing dragon

a rebel forged by tragedy

As the siblings try to piece together what happened

As Jess tries to do her job while placating the bride-to-be and her increasingly over-the-top demands

and loneliness surge―but what is revealed is a man who loves being alive despite all the everyday injustices

about legacies

Then Ama shattered his heart and never spoke to Elliot again

and mysterious plants and animals

and remarkably gory horror novel” (The New York Times)

she may find that what we need isn't always what we seek

but everything he thinks of just isn't right

runs as fast