Ruby Peru's freewheeling imagination enlivens her fantasy novel, Bits of String, tremendously. With a nod to Lewis Carroll, whose rabbit hole becomes her badger hole, Peru builds her narrative on an impressive array of colorful images, improbable characters and a generous helping of charm.

--John Berendt, best selling author: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The City of Falling Angels

In her amazing debut novel, Bits of String, writer Ruby Peru boggles and...