A Map of Virtue and Black Cat Lost (Paperback)

Staff Reviews

In this compelling exploration
of human motivation, Erin Courtney details the impulses which draw one person
to another. A bird statue, a childhood trauma, and coincidence collide in this
artfully constructed drama.

At a trendy New York party,
several friends agree to load up in a windowless white van in hopes of finding
another, hipper party. Instead, they end up locked in a cabin in upstate New
York hoping to escape with their lives.

Through an absurd series of
events and with the help of a kindly bird statue acting as moral guide, the
reader looks into the dark heart of humanity and makes it to the other side—but
just barely.

Take this book home and be glad
that as you read it, you are safely ensconced in your cozy sense of complacency
while the absurdity of existence rages on just beyond the periphery of your
worldview.