I Hold a Wolf by the Ears Becky Chambers Without Gideon's sword

Without Gideon's sword

Grounded in meticulous research and written with a reverential approach to Jesus's life that focuses on his humanity

lovers and companions—Mendoza explores her characters’ passions in a way that simmers on the page

determined to escape the world of potato farming

and escape feels like the only path to a future

I Hold a Wolf by the Ears Becky Chambers Without Gideon's swordThese eleven stories confront misogyny, violence, and the impossible economics of America with van den Bergs trademark spiky humor and surreal eye. In Lizards, a man mutes his wifes anxieties by giving her a LaCroix like seltzer laced with sedatives. In the title story, a woman poses as her more successful sister during a botched Italian holiday, a choice that brings about strange and destructive consequences, while in Karolina, a woman discovers her