Indelicacy

By: Amina Cain

in "a strangely ageless world somewhere between emily dickinson and david lynch" (blake butler), a cleaning woman at a museum of art nurtures aspirations to do more than simply dust the paintings around her. she dreams of having the liberty to explore them in writing, and so must find a way to win herself the time and security to use her mind. she escapes her lot by marrying a rich man, but...