What if your only chance at true love was in another universe?
A lonely English professor falls for a physics genius. His only chance to be with her might be in an alternate universe populated by flipper-footed birds and cats covered in rose petals. It’s not only the low atmospheric oxygen that makes them lightheaded.
When the happy couple is separated by chance, the physics genius must raise their brainy daughter with no other humans to ask for advice. Are scientific curiosity and the memory of love enough for mother and daughter to create their own unique world?
In this unique novella, the author of Awash in Talent and Unpredictable Worlds brings you a fast science fantasy read about isolation and belonging, which the editors of Hybrid Fiction have called “sweet, imaginative,” and “engaging.”
The Atwells Avenue Anomaly is available in ebook and paperback with exclusive illustrations by Shirley MacKenzie.
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Praise for The Atwells Avenue Anomaly
“The descriptions are gorgeous and compelling… remind me of the strange work of Jeff VanderMeer.” —Manuel Gonzales, author, winner of the Sue Kaufman Prize
“Thinking of the 1939 Wizard of Oz, where the ‘real world’ was in black-and-white and Oz was in Technicolor, this novella has taken it to a whole new level—colors and shapes galore, creatures as unimaginable as Lovecraft‘s, and physical laws twisted, turned inside out and topsy-turvy.
“And I lust for that library, and would love to meet the folks on Jivva.
“The dilemma faced by Stephanie and Robert is compelling, and one, I think, that is faced in our 4-dimensional world all the time by couples who come from different cultures and countries—where to live, etc. But The Atwell’s Avenue Anomaly takes it to a whole new level, because on Earth, people can travel back and forth at least to visit family and friends they left behind. In this book, it’s not so easy.
“The narrative never loses momentum and keeps my interest highly engaged throughout (who doesn’t love a love story?). [Redacted] is a stroke of genius, one that I, at least, didn’t see coming.
A very fine story indeed. And the drawings are spectacular.” —Steven M. Strang, author and Director of the MIT Writing Center
“In its science fiction aspect, the story takes us to another universe where life is strange, puzzling and beautiful. This would be enough to make the novella interesting, but it is also a love story, and this for me was the more compelling aspect. The lovers discover an anomaly—the chink in the space/time wall through which they can pass into a more fulfilling universe … Knauss brings her literary skills and more importantly, a sensitivity born of experience.” —Seymour Hamilton, author
“This is a great read. I love the storyline and all the creativity the author has used to create this fantastic world.” —Lisa K. Harris, author
“The Atwells Avenue Anomaly gave me much to enjoy. One of my favorite aspects of the book was the warm and gently surreal tone that reminded me of a less depressed Richard Brautigan. It’s both romantic and wholesome, and the relationships are filled with loving creativity. In today’s complicated world, books like yours give readers a much-needed emotional break.” —Annie Mydla, Winning Writers
“What would you do for the people you love? Just one important question in this vivid, well-written story!” —Tom Knauer
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