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OverviewIn this highly acclaimed novel, life isn’t all Emmy and Virginia Simpson anticipated. When Emmy’s marriage ends, she flees her home in Sydney to “find herself” on the island of Bali—only to become embroiled with a crew of international misfits and smugglers. Her prim and pious sister Virginia, meanwhile, has never wandered far outside of London. Struggling to find meaning, Virginia follows her aging mother’s advice to vacation on the Isle of Skye. On these two islands halfway around the world, the middle-aged sisters confront the costs of self-knowledge and their destinies with unexpected consequences. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Claire MessudPublisher: WW Norton & Co Imprint: WW Norton & Co Dimensions: Width: 14.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.10cm Weight: 0.286kg ISBN: 9780393355093ISBN 10: 0393355098 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 29 August 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAssured and engaging. -- James Marcus - New York Times Book Review A beautiful, bittersweet story about the painful cost of self-knowledge and the unpredictability of life. -- Publishers Weekly A tenderly ironic double portrait of two hapless middle-aged English sisters who travel to very different islands. -- Joyce Carol Oates - New York Review of Books As exceptional in quality as it is in content...an outstanding first novel. -- Observer As exceptional in quality as it is in content...an outstanding first novel. -- Observer A tenderly ironic double portrait of two hapless middle-aged English sisters who travel to very different islands. -- Joyce Carol Oates - New York Review of Books A beautiful, bittersweet story about the painful cost of self-knowledge and the unpredictability of life. -- Publishers Weekly Assured and engaging. -- James Marcus - New York Times Book Review Assured and engaging.--James Marcus A beautiful, bittersweet story about the painful cost of self-knowledge and the unpredictability of life. A tenderly ironic double portrait of two hapless middle-aged English sisters who travel to very different islands.--Joyce Carol Oates As exceptional in quality as it is in content...an outstanding first novel. Author InformationClaire Messud is the author of six works of fiction. A recipient of Guggenheim and Radcliffe fellowships and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she teaches at Harvard University and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |