Stellar Smoke: A Novel

A hypnotically original and lush speculative novel from award-winning author Tanaïs about family secrets and the mother-daughter bond across generations-ultimately blurring the boundary between past and present, human and machine.

Qamar is a musician hustling in a near-future metropolitan city. Struggling to pay rent and heartbroken after a breakup, she decides to return to the island ashram of her childhood. It's time to finally settle the rift she has with her estranged mother, Veda-a bril...