Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation
A National Jewish Book Award Finalist
Following a tight-knit, eccentric Jewish family over four decades, Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation combines the madness of motherhood with the manic absurdity of grief—for fans of Allegra Goodman, Rebecca Makkai, Elizabeth Strout.
Critical Praise
“An extraordinary novel about the inescapability of family patterns—some of which can be reversed, but all of which leave indelible marks—the story holds Louise and Leon's love for their daughter, and ...”
“In Yahm's bawdy and irreverent debut, a Jewish family copes with a congenital illness. The story is heartbreaking, but it teems with life thanks to the family's irrepressible witty banter. This cathar...”
“With irresistible wit and tender heartbreak, Sarah Yahm's Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation explores a family unraveling over decades, its members grasping for control and meaning when fate offers neit...”
About Sarah
Sarah Yahm has worked as an educator, oral historian, documentarian, writer, and editor. She's taught at colleges and universities, and in public parks and elementary schools. Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation is her first novel.
She is a developmental editor for fiction, creative non-fiction, college and graduate school personal statements.
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I bring the same attention to story, structure, and voice that I use in my own writing to help other writers find their way to the page.