'Powerful.' DAILY TELEGRAPH'[Ross] is a master of detail.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A literary rollercoaster.' PEOPLE'Chillingly real . . . unforgettable.' BOOKLISTFrom a singular voice: a gripping and deeply moving story of grief and memory.1990s New York: Tony Pellar - a man of former style and fading beauty - now lives in the subw...

"How to Wrestle a Girl is a work of stunning grace and rhythm. In these stories Venita Blackburn reminds us she is a writer unlike any other, her stories propelled by voice and wit and harsh beauty." --Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Friday BlackHilarious, tough, and tender stories from a farseeing star on the riseVenita Blackburn’s characters bully and suffer, spit and tease, mope and blame. They’re hyperaware of thei...