The Rock Eaters Summary
Brenda Peynado

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The Rock Eaters Overview

Brenda Peynado's collection The Rock Eaters is comprised of 16 distinct short stories. Over the course of the collection, through a range of speculative and magical realms, and a diverse network of narrative voices, the author explores what it means to be other. The stories in the collection confront the complexities of entrapment, marginalization, and fear. Through her subversive and bold storytelling, the author considers the possibilities of love and hope in a world often defined by sorrow and loss.

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