<p><b>Shortlistedfor the Cover Design Award at the 2016 Alberta Book Publishing Awards!</b><br></p><p>Afterthe accidental death of a teenaged friend, the Lansing family has split alongfault lines previously hidden under a patina of suburban banality. Every familyhas secrets, but for the Lansings those secrets end up propelling them indifferent directions away from their border town to foreign shores and toprison.</p><p>Told in thirty-three flash fiction narratives,<em>Border Markers</em> is fractured like the psyches of its characters,all keen edges and tough language. It’s a slice of prairie noir that straddlesthe line between magical and gritty realism. Jenny Ferguson’s debut is acompelling collection of commonplace tragedies and surprisinginsights.</p><p><b>Shortlistedfor the Cover Design Award at the 2016 Alberta Book Publishing Awards!</b><br></p><p>Afterthe accidental death of a teenaged friend, the Lansing family has split alongfault lines previously hidden under a patina of suburban banality. Every familyhas secrets, but for the Lansings those secrets end up propelling them indifferent directions away from their border town to foreign shores and toprison.</p><p>Told in thirty-three flash fiction narratives,<em>Border Markers</em> is fractured like the psyches of its characters,all keen edges and tough language. It’s a slice of prairie noir that straddlesthe line between magical and gritty realism. Jenny Ferguson’s debut is acompelling collection of commonplace tragedies and surprisinginsights.</p>