Inheritances of Hunger
Published by River Glass Books (2022) Praise for Inheritances of Hunger "In this collection, Stella Lei brings us visions of hunger with an artist's eye for detail. Every story is vivid, shining, full of power. While the reader is pulled into the characters' hunger and desire, we are left sated by the gift of these cutting, beautiful stories." - Cathy Ulrich, author of Ghosts of You "Inheritances of Hunger by Stella Lei is written with the verve of youth, but with the language and resonance of a master. Lei wields her use of white space and staccato rhythms like a maestro guiding the reader through moments of character weakness and triumph. These characters, intimate in voice and the representation of shimmering details, draw the reader close, showing them a new or forgotten world that surrounds us all if we’re willing to look hard enough. These stories linger long after reading!" - Tommy Dean, Editor in Chief of Fractured Lit |
"This is not your average family drama. In five raw, gutting stories, Lei pulls us into a post-apocalyptic girlhood where bloodline means blood spilled, where childhood games have chilling conclusions, where mothers give daughters voice and teeth, teach them to sing and teach them to bite. But Lei’s stories are as universal as they are specific; reading her work, you have the feeling that she is slipping her blade beneath your skin, revealing a world that could exist, or maybe already does. A cutting, thrilling, and delightfully subversive collection.
- Kaya Dierks, Fiction Editor of GASHER Press
- Kaya Dierks, Fiction Editor of GASHER Press