Cages

By Sylvia Torti

FICTION

302 Pages, 5.5 x 8.25

Formats: Trade Paper, Mobipocket, PDF, EPUB

Trade Paper, $16.95 (US $16.95) (CA $22.95)

Publication Date: May 2017

ISBN 9781943156184

Rights: US & CA

Schaffner Press (May 2017)

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Overview

A captivating novel exploring the intricate connections between science, memory, and human relationships.

Two neurologists, David and Anton, embark on separate scientific quests: one seeks the source of memory, the other studies bird vocalizations. Their lives intertwine with Rebecca, a lab assistant who challenges their methods and ignites complex romantic tensions.

As they navigate scientific ethics, personal desires, and the haunting echoes of the past, their lives become entangled in a web of ambition, betrayal, and the search for meaning. For readers who enjoy thought-provoking literary fiction, Cages delves into the depths of the human condition, asking: What is the true cost of knowledge, and can we ever truly escape the cages of our own making? Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver, Richard Powers, and Emily St. John Mandel. Keywords: literary fiction, neuroscience, ethical dilemmas, birdsong.

Reviews

"The Scorpion's Tail is a novel that is simultaneously compelling, complicated and insightful." —Louis J. Rodriguez

"Sylvia Torti’s Cages is a thought-provoking novel about the complexity of birdsong and how it parallels human communication, related with an ardent narrative voice and a studious tone." —Monica Carter, Foreword Reviews

"In this quietly moving second novel, Torti brings together three unmoored characters seeking meaning through science...the migration of these characters toward resolution will reward readers willing to be swept along." —Publishers Weekly

"A masterful book in which curiosity and cruelty twine tight. In this exquisitely researched work of fiction, Torti explores sex and science, memory and forgetting, and how, in laboratory research on living organisms, we often destroy what we love." —Sy Montgomery, author, The Soul of an Octopus, National Book Award Finalist

"At its heart, Cages is a story about humans and how they communicate, but it also contains a great deal of information about how birds communicate as the author details her characters' research." —Steve Larson, Deseret News

"Torti’s writing offers rich enjoyment for birders and photographers who hang around birders. Scientists will get a kick out of a story about doing science that doesn’t pull many punches for the nonscientist and digs into thorny ethical territory." —Michael Sedano, labloga.blogspot.com

Cages by Sylvia Torti named as finalist for 15 byte book award.

Author Biography

Sylvia Torti is the author of The Scorpion’s Tail, winner of the Miguel Marmol Award for first fiction by an American of Latino descent. She holds a Ph.D. in biology and is Research Assistant Professor in biology as well as current Dean of the Honors College at the University of Utah.

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