A woman examines a box of her mother's personal photos that has been sitting unopened in her basement since her mother's death. Now, as she discovers images once meaningful to her mother, she begins to piece together stories of the girl her mother once was and to reveal questions to which she may never find answers. Fever is a collection of sixteen short stories that reveal the secret inner lives of women and men, skillfully peeling back their defenses to expose crystallizing moments of joy, pain, fear, and guiltless pleasure. Sharon Butala infuses Fever with an intensity of emotion that often catches readers off guard, making for a reading experience that is always honest and powerful

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