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The Bowl Is Already Broken is a love letter to museums, warts and all; critics called it a "highly original, extremely funny, and surprisingly moving novel." The story centers around Promise Whittaker, a Rumi scholar and mother dealt one blow too many. In the first sentence, a precious Chinese bowl tumbles down the marble steps of the Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C. As the museum’s reluctant acting director, Promise must contend with the broken bowl on top of her unexpected pregnancy, conniving colleagues, and the fate of the museum.
The Frequency of Souls, which won the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the James Jones First Novel Award, has just been rereleased by Picador. That book follows George Mahoney, a refrigerator designer gone stale, and his new office mate, Niagara Spense. While George considers electricity a useful tool, about as complicated as a hammer, Niagara sees it as a mysterious animating force; in her spare time, Niagara is hoping to locate electrical evidence of life after death.
Many small magazines have published her short fiction. Among those that endure is Gargoyle, and her work is also included in the anthology Grace and Gravity.
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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