She knows we know that pain is real, that women are made chattels, that masters are cruel. Amber Dawn keeps the proceedings at a darkly whimsical remove from the real hurts of the world. Hiromi Goto, author of Chorus of Mushrooms and Hopeful MonstersĪ uniquely rewarding read. Familiar and astonishing, darkly intoxicating, Sub Rosa is a Goblin Market for the 21st century. Little leads us into the liminal, between recurring dreams and eroding nightmares, just past that alley, two blocks from where you live. The lost girls of Amber Dawn's debut novel are much closer to us than Neverland. Elizabeth Bachinsky, Governor General's Award Nominee for Home of Sudden ServiceĪmber Dawn's story is a sinister fairy tale, as intoxicating as any of the Glories but also an allegory for the emotional hazards of sex work. Sub Rosa is a cult classic in the making. Part pulp noir, part porn, part metaphysical carnival-of-the-mind, Amber Dawn is to our generation what Lewis Carroll and Philip K. A triumph! -Michelle Tea, Nylonĭare to meet Little, the indescribably innocent, indescribably obscene protagonist of the decade's most indescribably juicy novel.
A powerful fairy tale that chills and seduces, and deals with sex work as a metaphor, an occupation full of glamour and risk, illusion and desire, and escape. This book glitters so blackly that the characters-prostitutes called 'Glories'-can literally get lost in the darkness that menaces the edge of the enchanted red-light district. Michelle Tea, author of Valencia and Rose of No Man's Land Lock Mary Gaitskill in a closet with Francesca Lia Block and they might emerge with a map to Sub Rosa: a glorious mystery that creeps you out and then totally enchants. Her writing is stealthy and seductive, wise and witty and clever. It's haunting, chilling at points and then just so sweet.
Gay and Lesbian ReviewĪmber Dawn's Sub Rosa is a masterpiece of imagination.
Anyone familiar with the sex trade will probably recognize the author's metaphorical world, and those who have never gone there can find enlightenment of a different kind in Sub Rosa. This novel is both whimsical and profound, the kind of book that could acquire a cult status.
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