Carafola - Softcover

Wretched, masochistic, beautiful, Carofola is a novel about the perils of life decisions; a spellbinding coming-of-age story that is a wild ride through the rapids of one woman's hyper-aware consciousness. Whether navigating the depths of the hypothetical, or the heights of the real, or overcome with the paralysis of cynicism, the narrator of Christine Miscione's first novel subjects everything--lovers, familial bonds, the freedom of foreign lands, her cherished childhood relationships--even her own sanity--to a fierce, judgmental scrutiny. Raw, honest and elegiac, Carafola draws readers into an unforgettable story with an immediacy that is palpable.

Christine Miscione's work has appeared in various Canadian publications, including Exile: The Literary Quarterly, This Magazine and The Puritan. In 2011, she received the Hamilton Arts Award for Best Emerging Writer. In 2012, her story Skin Just, won first place in the Gloria Vanderbilt/Exile Editions CVC Short Fiction Contest (emerging writer category). Christine's debut story collection, Auxiliary Skins, was released in 2013. Carafola is her first novel. Christine lives in Dundas, Ontario.