The Splendid City by Karen Heuler, is an offbeat tale of witches, a deranged talking cat, and a thoughtful reflection on social injustices, all told through quick-witted prose. Dig a little deeper, look behind the curtains, and you’ll see a state where water is rationed and charged at alarming rates, free speech could cost you a trip in a van never to be seen again, and automaton heads in the likeness of the President watch your every move. At first glance Liberty looks like a pleasant place to live- regular parades are held, who doesn’t love a parade? Prizes are freely given, and the people walk around with a sense of contentment. Welcome to Liberty, a state free from the constraints of the US government, a state run by its own President. He had to agree it was becoming a nasty habit. “I shot someone again,” he said, sighing. “How was your day?” Eleanor asked the cat when he walked in the door.
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