Unless Condition:Well Read Tessa will be out on

Tessa will be out on the street—and easy prey for the mysterious Magister

Captivating new novel by the author of GARDEN SPELLS will enchant readers looking for light

and man challenge the values of the culture in which the tale was written as well as those of every contemporary society

Kierkegaard explores the concept of "despair

Unless Condition:Well Read Tessa will be out onReta Winters has a loving family, good friends, and growing success as a writer of light fiction. Then her eldest daughter suddenly withdraws from the world, abandoning university to sit on a street corner, wearing a sign that reads only 'goodness'. As Reta seeks the causes of her daughter's retreat, her enquiry turns into an unflinching, often very funny meditation on society and where we find meaning and hope. Unless is a dazzling and daring novel