More Hell

More HellBy Adam al Sirgany Paperback In Midwestern flyover country, the stories of More Hell weave a rich and sometimes comic tapestry of longing, addiction, sex, and loss. The wild cast of rural characters navigate a fast changing world from their vantage point in a place unaccustomed to such change. This collection swirls perpetually around the hope and animosity of Neil and Maria Kenning's fracturing marriage, while introducing readers to the voices around

By Adam al-Sirgany 

Paperback 

In Midwestern flyover country, the stories of More Hell weave a rich and sometimes comic tapestry of longing, addiction, sex, and loss. The wild cast of rural characters navigate a fast-changing world from their vantage point in a place unaccustomed to such change. This collection swirls perpetually around the hope and animosity of Neil and Maria Kenning's fracturing marriage, while introducing readers to the voices around them: an autistic woman who imagines her relationship as a fragile glass house; a little girl who plays with sentient nativity figurines while her mother's infidelity unfolds for all to see; a young man grieving the deaths of his great aunt and a blue-collar boy he had feelings for in high school. More Hell presents characters struggling for self-actualization and personal identity in a space painfully confined by its geography.

al-Sirgany's writing paints a nuanced picture, challenging stereotypes and revealing the depth and diversity hidden beneath the surface of a seemingly monochrome landscape