Tonic and Balm, by Stephanie Allen
by Christi Craig
“There is more to this show than we are wont to imagine.” Christi Craig reviews Stephanie Allen’s debut novel, Tonic and Balm.
Christi Craig lives in Wisconsin, working by day as a sign language interpreter and moonlighting as a writer, teacher, and editor. She is also the Publisher at Hidden Timber Books. Her own stories and essays have appeared online and in print, most recently on The Sunlight Press and in Stonecoast Review. Visit her website at christicraig.com.
“There is more to this show than we are wont to imagine.” Christi Craig reviews Stephanie Allen’s debut novel, Tonic and Balm.
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