No Place to Bury the Dead: A Novel Nature_Gift_Guide the Herons battle pirates amid

the Herons battle pirates amid stormy seas as the fate of an empire rests on their shoulders

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elegant prose does fill one with hope

the duo isn’t sure how their friendship can survive the move

Borne as salvage is little more than a green lump—plant or animal

No Place to Bury the Dead: A Novel Nature_Gift_Guide the Herons battle pirates amid[A] rich and lyrical tale of desperation and redemption . . . Throughout, Sainz Borgo applies stark poetry to the terrifying setting, where 'moans and cries attributed to ghosts sometimes masked executions and beatings.' Its a stunner. Publishers Weekly (starred review) [A] deeply felt meditation on migration, mourning and the simultaneous entanglement and estrangement of the living and the dead Los Angeles Times Winner of the 2023 Jan Michalski