Axiomatic

How to speak of the searing, unpindownable power that the past ours, our familys, our cultures wields in the present? In five long sections, Maria Tumarkins Axiomatic tells true and intimate stories of a community dealing with the extended aftermath of a suicide, a grandmothers quest to kidnap her grandson to keep him safe, one community lawyers battle inside and against the justice system, the effects of multigenerational trauma, and the history of the authors longest friendship. In writing that is inventive, bold, and generous, Axiomatic is a brilliantly inventive exploration of how the past shapes our culture.