Leah Erickson is the author of the novels “The Brambles,” (2017) “Blythe of the Gates,”(2018) “The Gilded Lynx,” (2019) and “The Vesper Bell.” (2022) She is the recipient of the 2018 Independent Press Award and the Independent Book Award, as well as a silver medal from the Reader’s Favorite Awards, and a Gold Medal from the 2019 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Her short fiction has appeared in many magazines and journals.
An ice sculpture, a lavish yacht party, and a question that lingers beyond the melting—Leah Erickson’s “Gardenia” is a haunting reflection on identity and impermanence.