Robert Fairchild is a genius.
He is also lonely.
Dubbed “the one-eyed architect,” Robert and his innovative buildings are praised to the skies. Suddenly his masterpiece, a dome made from a living membrane, collapses in on its inhabitants. Meanwhile his relationships disintegrate as he chooses his work over his lovers. Reeling from failure and paralyzed by self-doubt, what Robert needs is inspiration.
Robert needs Grace.
Unable to find someone to love, Robert decides to craft his perfect woman. But creating a woman is far more complicated than creating a building. Although Robert adores the lovely and compassionate Grace, he finds himself once again subsumed by his work. Their attempt at compromise has entirely unforeseen consequences. Suddenly trapped in a game of passion and jealousy, Robert is forced to confront all that is dearest to him: his work, his love for Grace, and, hardest of all, himself.
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“Blumlein has a gift for beautifully evocative prose.”
—Booklist
“Blumein knows how to tell a story and how to hold a reader’s attention.”
—Interzone
“Blumlein is beyond any genre, a genuinely great writer.”
—Katherine Dunn, author of Geek Love
