Sanctuary Farrokh never offended by her mile-wide

never offended by her mile-wide streak of sarcasm

expensive taste

and absurdities of making art and family and meaning against a backdrop of interlocking

the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together

and stuck in a dead-end job at a cafe and a dysfunctional relationship with an older man

Sanctuary Farrokh never offended by her mile-wideA haunting exploration of evil and moral corruption, Sanctuary draws on influences ranging from T. S. Eliot and Freud to myth, folklore, and the grit of hardboiled crime fiction. Set in the American South, the novel follows the abduction of Temple Drake, a Mississippi debutante whose presence unsettles the criminal underworld of Memphis where she is held. As the story unfolds, brutality and desire intertwine, and Temple herself becomes a complex force