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Three Songs for Roxy tells three inter-related tales: of Kizzy, a foundling
raised by a Romany Gypsy family in present-day Seattle, as she is about to
be claimed by the aliens who left her to be raised as human; of Scott Lynn
Miller, an unstable survivor of Katrina and security guard who is deeply
affected by what he witnesses when the aliens contact Kizzy; and of
"Natalie," an alien assigned to retrieve Kizzy-- who is befriended by the
current champion of the "Night of a Thousand Stevies" and falls in love
with Kizzy's adopted sister Roxy. Three Songs for Roxy explores issues of
identity, gender, sexuality, and what it means to be an outsider.
Reviews Three Songs for Roxy, in its delicate tapestry, its colourful simplicity,
its unadorned articulacy, truly is one of those texts best discovered in
the reading. This little book is brief enough to be consumed in a single
sitting, but its emotional and metaphorical resonances reverberate far
longer. These stories offer important insights into the life of the Roma
community, and as such they are valuable on these terms alone. But above
and beyond such specificity, this is a book about marginalisation on a more
universal scale, the sense of community among aliens—a community to which
we may each find ourselves belonging along varying axes. Gussoff examines
issues of gender, sexuality, race and mental illness with a sensitivity
that is all-inclusive and—if I may use such a term—wonderfully,
refreshingly straightforward. (Read the whole review)
—Strange Horizons, Nina Allan, February 12, 2016
ISBN: 978-1-61976-073-8 (13 digit)
Publication Date: Feb 2015
paperback 110 pages
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