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Wendy Dunleavy faces overwhelming challenges as she struggles to keep her family intact amidst her husband's imprisonment for corruption and her son's reckless behavior. The emergence of a mysterious creature, the chagwa, complicates matters further, threatening Dylan and disrupting social gatherings in Washington. As Wendy navigates a chaotic landscape filled with addiction and societal absurdities, she confronts a blend of misery, humor, and unexpected twists in a world dominated by deception and self-interest.

In her debut collection, Julia Slavin conjures a world that is both familiar and limitless, where amidst our ordinary lives the banal and the unimaginable brush up against one another with startling grace and ease. From a lovelorn woman who sprouts teeth all over her body, to a man who literally falls to pieces, The Woman Who Cut Off Her Leg at the Maidstone Club is an inspiring work of the imagination, and a satiric and piercing look at the soul.