Cockroaches TC_Bestseller and Cat must put aside

and Cat must put aside her fears for Maya's sake -- and her own

the safety and comfort Ryan longs for is replaced by auditions

These poems care

”—Kim Stanley Robinson

The result is what Goodall calls “life in the blender”—a perpetual cycle of upheaval

Cockroaches TC_Bestseller and Cat must put asideMukasonga unsparingly resurrects the horrors of the Rwandan geocide while lyrically recording the quieter moments of daily life with her familya moving tribute to all those who are displaced, who suffer. Mukasongas extraordinary, lyrical, and heartbreaking book is indispensable reading for anyone who cares about the endurance of the human spirit and who hopes for a better world. Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Los Angeles Review of Books Scholastique