Description:
An alcoholic-three years sober-and still slinging drinks at a local queer watering hole, Howard can't seem to shake the bizarre and uncanny endings of the folks around him.
Brief description: Andrew Forrest Baker writes southern gothic lit which explores the edgesof queerness, philosophy, faith, and magic. He received a BFA in Writingfrom the School of the Art Institute of Chicago before returning to hishome state of Georgia to allow the mysterious clash of nature and modernityto seep into his bones and his work. He resides in Atlanta with hispartner, his garden, and their hound dogs.
Review Quotes:
"The House That Wasn't There is utterly riveting. A meditation on trauma and loss, Andrew Forrest Baker has created iridescent stars to a constellation that you won't fully connect until the last page. Simultaneously vivid and blurred, this book pulses with heart."
- Jenny Sadre-Orafai, author of Dear Insiders
"Intense, intriguing, and philosophical, The House That Wasn't There is a modern approach to the gothic that feeds our biggest fears...a prominent metaphor on its own. In all sense, Baker demonstrates that sometimes the haunted ones are the body and the human mind by our inner demons, trauma, and sicknesses."
- Inkish Kingdoms