Kalila
by Rosemary Nixon
Kalila chronicles the lives of Maggie and Brodie, whose joy collides with devastation when their daughter's birth also heralds the news of her congenital heart condition. Through Maggie and Brodie's shifting viewpoints, the isolating impenetrability of hospital life, the mediation of physics, music, and family, Nixon propels the reader into unmapped emotional terrain where a shell-shocked family grapples with the horror, joy, and mystery of impermanence. The result is a spellbinding tale, provocative for the emotions and the intellect. Rosemary Nixon is the author of two short-story collections and is Writer-in-Residence at the University of Windsor. Literary Fiction, Family Fiction, Canadian Author.