Endling: A Novel by Maria Reva Lucy Knisley Set in the 1950s Paris

Set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates

the boy with perpetually ink-stained hands and hair like autumn leaves

she's being put up as the top candidate for the special ops team: Malum

befriended a semi-villainous talking fox

How can he let the townsfolk know that he just wants some company

Endling: A Novel by Maria Reva Lucy Knisley Set in the 1950s ParisSet in Ukraine, an eccentric scientist breeding rare snails crosses paths with sisters posing as members of the marriage industry to find their activist mother. As Russia invades, they embark on a wild journey with kidnapped bachelors and a last of its kind snail. This darkly comic novel explores survival, love, and the impact of war. "This novel turns corners and tables. I love works that are smarter than I am, and this is one. Percival Everett,