You Were Watching from the Sand - by Juliana Lamy

About the Book

A stylistically and conceptually daring collection that winds from fantastical horror to mischievous domestic realism and always keeps in its sharp, compassionate view the material, spiritual, and emotional lives of Haitian people.

Book Synopsis

A stylistically and conceptually daring collection that winds from fantastical horror to mischievous domestic realism and always keeps in its sharp, compassionate view the material, spiritual, and emotional lives of Haitian people.

Review Quotes

"Every sentence Juliana Lamy writes is like a match being struck. Not many authors debut with her clarity of vision, inventiveness, and verbal agility, and I would wager almost anything that You Were Watching from the Sand will mark only the first chapter in an important body of work."-Kevin Brockmeier, author of The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories

"The debut short-story collection by Haitian-born, South Florida-raised, Harvard graduate Juliana Lamy vividly portrays adolescent life and dreams in Miami's Haitian community. Gritty, bizarre, and poetic, the stories speak from each narrator's often-unexpected viewpoint, bringing to life what are usually grim, challenging personal situations... Throughout, we see a talented young writer beginning to strut her stuff and promising more to come." --Richard & Sally Price, New West Indian Guide

"Juliana Lamy's You Were Watching from the Sand, a story collection with such range and beauty that you need to sit with each one for a while."--ELLE Magazine