The Sound of Rabbits

"The Sound of Rabbits is a deeply affecting and powerful novel." Lynn Sloan, author of Midstream, Principles of Navigation, and This Far Isnt Far Enough The Sound of Rabbits tells the story of Ruby, a bright woman with a love of music who thought that leaving the small town where she grew up would ensure her happiness. But her life in Chicago is not going the way shed planned. At 41, shes drifted away from music, and a long-term relationship with a boyfriend has ended badly. Everything changes with one phone call from her sister, Val, who cares for their mother, Barbara, in the hardscrabble Midwestern town where Ruby grew up. Ruby returns to confront some harsh truths about her family and herself as she tries to find meaning in her mothers battle with Parkinsons disease. Written as an homage to the classic archetype of the Heros Journey, The Sound of Rabbits relies on different points of view to explore themes of change and death, and considers the role that the pastand acceptance of that pastcan play in ones current and future happiness.