A Heart In Port

In her short writing life, Emily Givner’s strength was her ability to describe the conceptual and the surreal in such vivid detail that the reader accepts all with certainty. Givner’s characters always push through the unexpected and readers are challenged to see beyond the obvious, to connect the inherent metaphors to make meaning. A Heart In Port reminds us that although death is a constant danger, its presence concealed by cosmetic devices and euphemisms, its dark certainty can be balanced by a witty sense of the absurd, and a sensuous appreciation of music, literature, love and sexuality.