All-Night Pharmacy

All-Night PharmacyBy: Ruth Madievsky Rachel Kushner meets David Lynch in this fever dream of an LA novel about a young woman who commits a drunken act of violence just before her sister vanishes without a trace On the night of her high school graduation, a young woman follows her older sister Debbie to Salvation, a Los Angeles bar patronized by energy healers, aspiring actors, and all around misfits. After the two share a bag of unidentified pills, the evening turns

A choice that’s hers to make

not something that happened

When Amanda Lambright

at the precise scene of her sister’s demise

he uncovers a multigenerational transmission of fear

simple images

and resumes his writing career

even though Thomas's very presence stirs deeper desires than she ever knew she had

as a lyricist and as a much-loved Scottish poet

This collection

makes the impossible all too real

encourages the development of hand-eye coordination and is recommended for children aged 2 and over