The Bowl Is Already Broken challenges what we deem precious and fragile, not to mention enduring. After a rare Chinese bowl tumbles down the steps of the Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C., the museum's reluctant acting director, Promise Whittaker, must contend with the broken bowl on top of her unexpected pregnancy, conniving colleagues, and the fate of the museum. "Her wit is equal to her wisdom." "A beautifully sung tale of heroes and mistakes, of madonnas and demons." "You’ll be falling in love with Promise Whittaker and her creator before you’ve turned the first page." The Frequency of Souls won the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the James Jones First Novel Award. That book follows George Mahoney, a refrigerator designer gone stale, whose new office mate, Niagara Spense, sees electricity as a mysterious animating force. In her spare time, Niagara is hoping to locate electrical evidence of life after death. "Zuravleff's insightful yet gentle rendering of the absurd allows readers to connect fully with her quirky and endearing characters." New York Times Mary Kay currently lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two children. She serves on the board of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation.
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