Once you start this book, you will not be able to put it down. An Untamed State is a novel of hope intermingled with fear, a book about possibilities mixed with horror and despair. It is written at a pace that will match your racing heart, and while you find yourself shocked, amazed, devastated, you also dare to hope for the best, for all involved.'-Edwidge Danticat, author of Breath, Eyes, Memory and The Dew BreakerRoxane Gay is a powerful new literary voice whose short stories and essays have