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‘Startling . . . The Distance Home is a true, and rare, accomplishment’ Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours
‘A riveting family saga for the ages . . . One of the best books I’ve read in years – destined to become a classic’ Mary Karr, author of The Liars’ Club
‘Bracing and beautiful . . . The Distance Home will break your heart and open it up’ Maile Meloy, author of Do Not Become Alarmed
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Paula Saunders grew up in South Dakota. She is a graduate of the Syracuse University creative writing program, and was awarded a postgraduate Albert Schweitzer Fellowship in the Humanities at the State University of New York at Albany, under then-Schweitzer Chair, Toni Morrison. She lives in California with her husband. They have two grown daughters.
Zusammenfassung
Compulsively readable, and utterly heartbreaking, The Distance Home is the story of two siblings who share a talent that will ultimately divide them.
Vorwort
Compulsively readable, and utterly heartbreaking, The Distance Home is the story of two siblings who share a talent that will ultimately divide them.
Zusatztext
An extraordinary debut. Paula Saunders writes beautiful, evocative prose that engages you in every aspect of this world. The Distance Home is heart-breaking and full of compassion while also managing to be exacting, precise and truthful. It accomplishes what great fiction should: we get a glimpse of our own humanity—a hard-won clarity— through the story of this particular haunted family and the woman who moved on, survived, but never exactly left
