Early Reviewers
A grief memoir in fairy tales—The Everlasting meets When Breath Becomes Air.
A ship captain exchanges letters with a mysterious island dweller through glass bottles that always find their way to each other. Memory Keepers and creatures of the Void discover forbidden love across cosmic divides. A blacksmith's boy and a village girl are torn apart by revolution, their bond tested by violence and forgetting. A ghost mother watches over her disabled daughter.
From celestial beings navigating eternal duties to mortals seeking connection across impossible distances, these stories explore love in all its forms—queer and straight, mortal and divine, tender and tragic. Each story is a doorway into worlds where devotion defies fate, where souls find each other across lifetimes, and where even the most broken hearts continue to beat with hope.Perfect for readers who love the lyricism of Madeline Miller and Alix E. Harrow, the emotional storytelling of Studio Ghibli films, and the mythic beauty of Ursula K. Le Guin's work.
If you read for gorgeous language and deep feeling rather than fast plots—these stories will captivate you.
- Media
- Ebook
- Genres
- Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Fiction and Literature
- Length
- 301-400 pages
- Offered by
- tiffanychu (Author)
- Published by
- Glass Bottle Press
- Batch
- July 2026 Ends: 2026-07-26, 06:00 PM EDT
- On Sale
- 2026-09-15
- Countries
- Available in all countries
- Links
- Book Information
LibraryThing Work Page
This exclusive, limited edition print run is a tribute to my son, Renley Chu and the magical world we envisioned together.
Before Ren died, one of the notes he left behind said he hoped I would finish and publish our anthology...and live. Through tremendous pain and grief, I have come this far. I am fulfilling a dream we began together in 2020.
I am still living.
Now, on the 5th anniversary of Ren’s death, I’m finally releasing our book into the world.
Ren and I formed a bond through a mutual understanding of life's harshness and brevity. Writing these stories was a means to grapple with the grief, injustice, and trauma we faced. They are written for those who feel unseen by society, for anyone who has experienced profound loss.
We have scattered pieces of ourselves throughout these stories. You may find pieces of yourself as you read, and, like us, find healing in them.
