The Genuine Stories is a linked collection centered around Genevieve “Genuine” Eriksson, a woman with an uncanny ability to heal people. Her gift begins to unfold at the age of eight despite the lingering disbelief of her parents.

Though she grows up under the watchful eyes of her parents and the jealous protection of the Catholic Church, she  strikes out on her own after healing, and falling in love with, Kevin Saunders, a man fifteen years her senior.

In her own voice, and those of family, friends, and the healed, Genuine’s experiences peel back and expose the gritty aspects of power and privilege, the far reaching limit of parental love, the perpetually oscillating balance in relationships, and the ineffable nature of grief.