“Whatistheshapeofprogressinsideasubparenvironment,whenescapeisnotpossible,andlifemustbemeasuredastherelativeextremityofmultiplemisfortunes?Isittheshapeofabird?“MiraclesComeonMondaysbeginswithavoice--stark,chilling,totallycaptivating--thatsearchesabarrenlandscapeforasinglereceptiveear.WithechoesofItaloCalvino,JorgeLuisBorges,andLydiaDavis,PenelopeCraycreatesdarkandsometimesdarklyfunnyscenesthatmostresembletheworksofKafka.Cray’scharactersstrainagainsttheindifferenceofeverydaylifeuntil,tootiredtoyearnanymore,theybeginthesystematicworkofmakingtheirworldsmentallyandspirituallytolerable.Andyet,somehow,there’sjoy.Thisbookasksustoletgoofourideasofsenseandreplacethemwithsomethingbetter,somethingthatsomehowmakesmoresensethansense.Crayhaswrittenadebutworkoffictionthatfeelsentirelynewanddeeplytrue.
