title: My House Gathers Desires (American Readers Series)
author:  Adam McOmber 
description: "In the mode of Shirley Jackson, A. S. Byatt, Kathryn Davis, and Kelly Link, McOmber has fashioned crisply rendered,richly informed and imagined, sorrowful, malevolently erotic, and archly funny campfire tales for grownups." <b><i>Booklist</i></b><br /><br />"If Adam McOmber didnt make it clear enough in his first two books of fiction that his imagination knows no bounds, his new collection My House Gathers Desires (BOA Editions) is fresh and certain evidence. His pantry of interests is on full display, is in full play, as he navigates gender and sexuality through the lens of dark dreams, science fiction, medical quackery, and fairy tales. The reader travels from a dark lake in the opening story to a collaboration of voices in the final story who dare us not to imagine sitting around a campfire to hear daring new possibilities of queer story telling." <b> Brian Leung, <i>Lambda Literary</i></b><br /><br />"An otherworldly collection of tales rich with mystery, suspense, and eroticism." <b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b>
zlib_text: International Praise for
  
   _The House of Memories_
  
  “ _The House of Memories_ is a suspenseful, deeply emotional story of a
  woman’s journey to save herself from drowning in grief. Its exploration of the
  depths of heartbreak is unblinkingly honest, yet ultimately it’s a celebration
  of the power of family and connection to heal and inspire hope. An
  unforgettable read.”
  
  — _New York Times_ bestselling author Susan Wiggs
  
  “Beautifully composed of equal parts soul and wit, _The House of Memories_ is
  a deeply affecting novel about the anguish that breaks us and the
  relationships that can put us back together. Monica McInerney’s tale of a
  family struggling to move forward in the aftermath of one terrible moment in
  time is everything that a powerful story of healing from grief should be. Its
  heart is huge, its pulse palpable, and its narrators irresistible. I read it
  voraciously.”
  
  —Erika Marks, author of _The Guest House_
  
  “The twists and turns of modern families are explored in this warm nov