The Average Human

The shifting viewpoints intensify the mystery, and, in true gothic literary style, reminiscent of Flannery O’Connor, first-novelist Toby-Potter’s strong, dark narrative reveals the strangeness even in those who appear most “normal,” how wild they all are and how close. * Booklist *An intricate tale that manages not to trip itself up, crisply narrated with a minimum of digression and a remarkable understatement that draws you into the action * Kirkus Reviews *Ambitious, dark, atmospheric and sometimes as painful as it is hypnotic-With its gothic atmosphere, sharply drawn characters and flowing, understated prose, this is an impressive debut * Portsmouth Herald *So far beyond and above the Average Novel. The writing is brilliant- You will not have read anything like this before- The smart person’s beach read. – Ellen Moore * Good Books Lately *Strange. Dark. But could we put it down? No. Because the writing and the strange gothic story being told are as compelling as a campfire ghost story – Ann LaFarge

Ellen Potter’s short stories have appeared in The Hudson Review, Epoch, Cimarron Review, and Seventeen, and her children’s book, Olivia Kidney was published in June 2003. A native New Yorker, she now resides in rural upstate New York. The Average Human is her first novel.

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