It's Me They Follow: A Novel

It's Me They Follow: A NovelAn allegorical love story a modern day Alchemist meets The Never Ending Story set in a world where a book shopkeeper becomes a reluctant matchmaker, bringing soulmates together through books. Its Me They Follow is an allegorical love story set in a not so distant past. It follows The Shopkeeper, a bookseller and reluctant matchmaker. Helping others find love through books comes easily for The Shopkeeper, until it is time for her to find love for

we all move through the great labor of our relationships

the future--outside the woods

he and his brothers have different plans for what to do with Strong Knits

And for the first time in his life

author of The Partner Plot

characters pursue their obsessions on paths to glory and destruction while around them their worlds twist and warp

At once haunting and enchanting and entirely unforgettable

These are those poems

I don't get nervous unless I'm on the ice

that confirms their brilliance and worth and helps them not only love and accept themselves but also take a giant step toward caring how they present themselves to the world

"A visceral full-body experience

" --Booklist (starred review)