The Rabbit Hutch

Set over a sweltering week in July, "The Rabbit Hutch" explores the lives of residents in a low-cost housing complex in Vacca Vale, Indiana, focusing on Blandine, an online obituary writer and young mother with a dark secret, as well as three teenage boys she shares her home with—all recent survivors of the foster care system seeking meaning and connection. Filled with wit, intelligence, and emotional depth, the novel offers a compelling snapshot of contemporary America, culminating in a pivotal act of violence that alters their lives forever.