“This book dazzles and surprises, from line to line, page to page, and decade to decade over the course of these finely wrought characters’ lives.”
—Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
Lesley Bannatyne is the author of Lake Song, which will be published by Mad Creek Press in September, 2025. Her debut
short story collection Unaccustomed
to Grace was published by Kallisto Gaia Press in 2022. Lesley writes extensively on Halloween, especially its history, literature, and contemporary celebration. MORE
UNACCUSTOMED TO GRACE
Finalist, Book of the Year, Short Stories Independent Author Network
Lesley Bannatyne's wise, warm, wily debut collection of short stories is unsparing in its darkness, and balanced, beautifully, with moments of - and the ever-present possibility of - light.
—Nina MacLaughlin, Boston Globe
