The Age of Reason, Marian Birch’s fascinating new novel, is set in rural Connecticut during the early 1950’s. The Brynn family lives in a rambling farmhouse dating back centuries. Edith Brynn, age 8, is the oldest child of atheist, intellectual parents. Her father Arthur, a passionate communist, teaches at a local college. He lives in fear of being fired or arrested for his political affiliations and beliefs. Her mother Kitt, also a college instructor, is the daughter of once aristocratic Russian immigrants who live in Manhattan.
Mary Morgan is a happily retired teacher who lives in the Olympic foothills near the Dungeness River on traditional lands of the S’Klallam people. Her poems, essays and book reviews have occasionally appeared in Rainshadow Journal, Lived Experience, the Madrona Project, the Port Townsend Leader and Voice of the Wild Olympics.
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