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The Brooks Brothers Guru
2015
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Amanda lives alone in the house where her mother, now dead of cancer, once grew up. A Facebook friend request puts her back in touch with a cousin, John. After months of seeing his life flicker across her screen, she learns he has moved to a community led by a mysterious Jason Wilson. John refers to him as “one of the greatest thinkers of our time,” but his friends are worried that Wilson may in fact be a cult leader. Pressed by John’s ex-girlfriend, Amanda visits the community. Immersing herself in their life of culture and service, and attracting the notice of the community leader, Amanda will have to confront her unresolved grief, and decide whether or not she belongs. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Alix Ohlin is the author of four books, most recently Inside, a novel, and Signs and Wonders, a collection of stories. Her work has appeared in Best American Short Stories and on public radio's Selected Shorts program, and was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Rogers Writers' Trust Prize. A native of Montreal, she lives in Easton, PA and teaches at Lafayette College and the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.

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Alix Ohlin
Alix Ohlin
Author · 8 books
Alix Ohlin is the author of The Missing Person, a novel; Babylon and Other Stories; and Signs and Wonders, a story collection. Her work has appeared in Best American Short Stories, Best New American Voices, and on public radio’s Selected Shorts. She lives in Vancouver, BC.
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