June Paperback – July 6, 2015

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Review "An elegant, unhurried exploration of how life goes on in the wake of wrenching misfortune." —Anthony Cummins, 4 stars, Metro"[A] tender and compassionate examination of memory." —Ángel Gurría­-Quintana, Financial Times"There is a wry, kindly intelligence at work in this exceptional novel, with its cast of lost souls. It has ease, eloquence and humanity, along with bickering exchanges, communal sorrow and a real sense of family. Gerbrand Bakker studies the natural world as intently as he watches his fellow man, and therein lies his art." —Eileen Battersby, Irish Times"Splendid, illuminating reading." —Jonathan Gibbs, Independent Read more About the Author Gerbrand Bakker worked as a subtitler for nature films before becoming a gardener. His debut novel The Twin won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. In 2013 his novel, The Detour, won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Read more