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A stunning allegorical novel about one mans enduring love for his daughter

In Paul Harding follows a year in the life of Charlie Crosby as he tries to come to terms with a shattering personal tragedy. Grandson of George Crosby (the protagonist of ), Charlie inhabits the same dynamic landscape of New England, its seasons mirroring his turbulent emotional odyssey. Along the way, Charlies encounters are brought to life by his wit, his insights into history, and his yearning to understand the big questions. A stunning mosaic of human experience, affirms Paul Harding as a contemporary master and one of our most important writers (starred review).

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Harding conveys the common but powerful bond of parental love with devastating accuracy. . . . [He] is a major voice in American fiction.

Paul Hardings novel won the Pulitzer Prize; its stunning successor, only raises the bar.

Extraordinary . . . a darkly intoxicating read . . . [Hardings] prose is steeped in a visionary, transcendentalist tradition that echoes Blake, Rilke, Emerson, and Thoreau.

So wild and riveting its practically an aria . . . Harding is a superb stylist.

[Charlies grief], shaped by a gifted writers caressing attention, can bring about moments of what Charlie calls brokenhearted joy.

Astonishing . . . a work of fiction that feels authentic as memoir.

Read to live longer in the harsh, gorgeous atmosphere that Paul Harding has created.