"Let All Our Ghosts Depart is a work of wonder. Kaleidoscopic and introspective, this book is a testament to the expansive and transformative power of storytelling. Examining grief and loss, loneliness and intimacy, the longings and desires of women, and the tarnished brightness of being alive, these stories are as multifaceted as memory itself.”
—K-Ming Chang, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of Bestiary, Gods of Want, and Organ Meats
"Let All Our Ghost Depart is a beautiful and imaginative collection, filled with characters who are longing to make sense of themselves, their relationships, and the losses that haunt them. With humor and insight, these stories ask us to reflect on what we owe each other and ourselves. A thrilling debut."
—Marian Crotty, author of Near Strangers and What Counts as Love
“In these visionary stories ex-lovers metamorphose into strangling scarves and three generations of women joyfully transform into rainbow-hued squirrels; the dead refuse their deaths even as the living must fight to be alive. Every page offers something gorgeous, savage, and unexpected. Meghana Mysore is an extraordinary talent, and her work is unforgettable.”
—Susan Choi, National Book Award-winning author of Flashlight and Trust Exercise
“In melancholic and poetic prose that reflects the characters’ psychic distance from the worlds they inhabit, the stories in Let All Our Ghosts Depart explore powerful themes through the eyes of women longing to find connection and meaning across several generations of dislocation.”
—Jessie Ren Marshall, author of Women! In! Peril!
“Let All Our Ghosts Depart is an extraordinary collection in its inventiveness and originality, and in its creation of distinct and unique characters. Meghana Mysore's glorious debut explores experiences of the Indian-American diaspora with beauty and precision and humor; she writes about grief and longing like no one else. A magnificent collection."
—Karen E. Bender, author of The Words of Dr. L. and Other Stories and National Book Award Finalist
"There’s a strangeness born of real life that only fiction can reach; these haunting, wholly original stories illuminate the ways in which we both connect with and miss the most important people in our lives."
—Sejal Shah, author of How To Make Your Mother Cry: Fictions and the essay collection This Is One Way to Dance
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"Let All Our Ghosts Depart is a work of wonder. Kaleidoscopic and introspective, this book is a testament to the expansive and transformative power of storytelling. Examining grief and loss, loneliness and intimacy, the longings and desires of women, and the tarnished brightness of being alive, these stories are as multifaceted as memory itself.”
—K-Ming Chang, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of Bestiary, Gods of Want, and Organ Meats
"Let All Our Ghost Depart is a beautiful and imaginative collection, filled with characters who are longing to make sense of themselves, their relationships, and the losses that haunt them. With humor and insight, these stories ask us to reflect on what we owe each other and ourselves. A thrilling debut."
—Marian Crotty, author of Near Strangers and What Counts as Love
“In these visionary stories ex-lovers metamorphose into strangling scarves and three generations of women joyfully transform into rainbow-hued squirrels; the dead refuse their deaths even as the living must fight to be alive. Every page offers something gorgeous, savage, and unexpected. Meghana Mysore is an extraordinary talent, and her work is unforgettable.”
—Susan Choi, National Book Award-winning author of Flashlight and Trust Exercise
“In melancholic and poetic prose that reflects the characters’ psychic distance from the worlds they inhabit, the stories in Let All Our Ghosts Depart explore powerful themes through the eyes of women longing to find connection and meaning across several generations of dislocation.”
—Jessie Ren Marshall, author of Women! In! Peril!
“Let All Our Ghosts Depart is an extraordinary collection in its inventiveness and originality, and in its creation of distinct and unique characters. Meghana Mysore's glorious debut explores experiences of the Indian-American diaspora with beauty and precision and humor; she writes about grief and longing like no one else. A magnificent collection."
—Karen E. Bender, author of The Words of Dr. L. and Other Stories and National Book Award Finalist
"There’s a strangeness born of real life that only fiction can reach; these haunting, wholly original stories illuminate the ways in which we both connect with and miss the most important people in our lives."
—Sejal Shah, author of How To Make Your Mother Cry: Fictions and the essay collection This Is One Way to Dance
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