Porcupines december24_new But in an ordinary

But in an ordinary

unreliable answers and domestic noir tension

breakdowns

on society’s margins

A feeling that the stories don't quite add up

Porcupines december24_new But in an ordinaryPorcupines by Fran Fabriczki is a sharp, tender contemporary fiction novel about a mother and daughter trying to make a life in early 2000s Los Angeles while the past keeps tugging at the seams. Funny in places, quietly devastating in others, its the kind of family story that sneaks up on you. Sonia is raising ten year old Mila in the sleepy LA suburbs, keeping her head down with a string of questionable side hustles, a talent for avoidance, and