The Head: A Novel

Dr. Trish Russo, a math professor at Cascadia University, discovers a disembodied but living infant head on her dresser on her thirtieth birthday. She takes it to work, but her colleagues are mortified and she is put on leave. She visits her parents for advice but finds no help and is instead vilified for not knowing what to do with the head. The Head is a bizarre journey through trauma, bad relationships, and toxic workplace culture.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 30 June 2024
Publisher: Great Plains Publications Ltd

Dr. Trish Russo, a math professor at Cascadia University, discovers a disembodied but living infant head on her dresser on the morning of her thirtieth birthday. Unsure of what to do, she takes it with her to work, hoping to keep her neighbors from complaining about the head's terrible cries. At the university, her colleagues are mortified, not of the head itself, but that Trish has brought it into the office with her. She is soon put on leave and hopes that visiting her parents might provide some solace and advice on what she should do with the head. However, no matter where she turns, Trish finds no help and is instead vilified for not knowing what to do with this impossible thing that has happened to her. The Head is a bizarre journey through trauma, bad relationships, and toxic workplace culture. It is a surreal and penetrating tale of academia, work life, and surviving trauma.

Weight: 170g
Dimension: 126 x 204 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781773371153