Fiona Christie: 3 books

Viviana Pacheco is five years old when she sees footage of the first moon landing on television. A year later, the circus comes to town and Viviana's life will never be the same again. Set in on Colombia's Atlantic Coast, The First Colombian in Space imagines the life of a child who attends a Funky...

A white man dressed as an initiate of a local tribe is found dead in the South African countryside. In Scotland, a casual lie is told to impress a new colleague. In Colombia, a friend sows a seed of doubt about a husband's fidelity. The consequences of these three events ripple throughout the lives of three women on three continents and none of them will be the same again.

The thirteenth Tarot card is Death, and he is a symbol not of the end, but of transformation and rebirth. This is the genesis and root of Thirteen: Stories of Transformation. The twenty-eight authors of this collection are voices—new and old—who are not afraid to explore what comes next. Whether...