Editorial Reviews
The Readerville Journal
"This is an entertaining, eccentric and poignant story; classic McMahon."
Book Description
A posthumous novel by a writer who has been compared to Gabriel Garcia Márquez and Kurt Vonnegut, IRA FOXGLOVE is a tale of the heart - both real and imagined - that revolves around a talented scientist whose own heart has been broken physically and spiritually. In an odyssey to repair both Ira ventures on a fantastical journey by blimp to try and recover his fractured family.
Along the way we are introduced to a world of unique characters: Ira, who is refining his latest invention, a prosthetic heart; his friend Neptune, a blimp pilot who likes to use his airship for Icelandic fishing trips; Portia, his aquatically-obsessed estranged wife; and Peaches, the hot tomato who helps Ira realize what he really wants and how to get it.
In his unique combination of science, fantasy, humor, and a deep understanding of our constant search for love, McMahon weaves a story that deepens with each reading.
Ira Foxglove
Ira Foxglove,Thomas McMahon,Brook Street Press,0972429530,Airships,American Science Fiction And Fantasy,Fantasy - General,Fiction,Fiction - General,Literary,Psychological,Psychological fiction,Quests (Expeditions),Scientists
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