Enduring a stagnant life of hard work and a long-standing mystery about his father's identity, Kit Noonan searches for answers from statesman's wife Lucinda Burns, who reflects on a long-ago accident
From the authors of the bestselling Three Junes comes an intimate new work of fiction: a tale of two sisters, together and apart, told in their alternating voices over twenty-five years.Louisa Jardin
When two unexpected visitors arrive in an insular coastal village, they threaten the equilibrium of a community already confronting climate instability, political violence, and domestic upheavals―a cast of unforgettable characters from the rich imagination of the National Book Award–winning, best-selling author of Three Junes.A decade from now, in the historic town of Vigil Harbor, there is a rash of divorces among the yacht-club set, a marine biologist despairs at the state of the world, a spurned wife is bent on revenge, and the renowned architect Austin Kepner pursues a passion for building homes designed to withstand the escalating fury of relentless storms. Austin’s stepson, Brecht, has dropped out of college in New York and returned home after narrowly escaping one of the terrorist acts that, like hurricanes, have become increasingly common. Then two strangers arrive: a stranded traveler with subversive charms and a widow seeking clues about a past lover with ties to Austin―a wom
"Elaborately plotted and luxuriously paced, Glass's inquisitive, compassionate, funny, and suspenseful saga addresses significant and thorny social issues with emotional veracity, artistic nuance, an
"Kit Noonan's life is stalled: unemployed, twins to support, a mortgage to pay--and a frustrated wife, who is certain that, more than anything else, Kit needs to solve the mystery of his father's iden
From the beloved author of the National Book Award–winning Three Junes: The unusual bond between a world-famous children's author and his assistant sets the stage for a richly plotted novel of friends
Kit Noonan is an unemployed art historian with twins to support, a mortgage to pay, and a frustrated wife who insists that, to move forward, Kit must first confront a crucial mystery about his past. B
In Julia Glass's fifth book since her acclaimed novel Three Junes won the National Book Award, she gives us the story of an unusual bond between a world-famous writer and his assistant—a richly
Julia Glass, author of the award-winning novel Three Junes, tells a vivid tale of longing and loss, revealing the subtle mechanisms behind our most important connections to others. In The Whole World
From the author of the best-selling Three Junes comes an intimate new work of fiction: a tale of two sisters, together and apart, told in their alternating voices over twenty-five years. Louisa Jardin
NATIONAL BESTSELLER National Book Award Winner “Enormously accomplished . . . rich, absorbing, and full of life.” — The New Yorker The introduction, discussion questions, suggestions for further readi
Seventy-year-old Percy Darling is settling happily into retirement: reading novels, watching old movies, and swimming naked in his pond. But his routines are disrupted when he is persuaded to let a lo
A rich and suspenseful novel from the award-winning author of Three Junes and I See You Everywhere.? ?In a quirky farmhouse outside Boston, seventy-year-old Percy Darling enjoys a vigorous but mostly
