"In Katy Carl's magnificent first collection of short stories . . . lead characters, more often than not women, confront life-changing choices and sometimes make horrible decisions in their confusing and rapidly changing worlds. Fragile Objects is a book that merits reading and rereading."

"A prophet (or is she?) is ignored at a church fair, a woman uses sin (or does she?) to seek freedom from a fanatical religious upbringing. Katy Carl's strongly written characters move through an enigmatic, fallen world of psychological and social confusion, seeking to act-or at least survive. Imperfect people making decisions based on imperfect information, in most cases without faith (or a few with weary faith). Through these stories, the reader feels 'the whole of creation groaning'-crying out for redemption, seeking God."