An incredible treasure trove of more than 150 illustrations detailing a small nation of African Americans prepared to make their mark on America

Analyzing contemporaneous and contemporary works that re-imagine the "Hottentot Venus"; reflections on the representation of a black female icon

Analyzing contemporaneous and contemporary works that re-imagine the "Hottentot Venus"; reflections on the representation of a black female icon

-The emotional range and depth of these stories, their clarity and deftness, is astonishing.-
--Alice Munro

A finalist for the Governor General's Awards, Vanishing and Other Stories is the stunning debut short story collection from Deborah Willis. Evocative and passionately written, Vanishing brilliantly explores emotional and physical absences; the ways in which people leave and are left; and whether it's ever possible to move on.