{"product_id":"9781937512477","title":"The Gloaming","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Deeply satisfying. Finn is a remarkably confident and supple storyteller. [ \u003ci\u003eThe Gloaming\u003c\/i\u003e ] deserves major attention.\"\u003cbr\u003e—John Williams, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this richly textured, intricately plotted novel, [Finn] assures us that heartbreak has the same shape everywhere. \u003ci\u003eThe Gloaming\u003c\/i\u003e is chillingly cinematic in contrasting East Africa’s exquisite landscape with the region’s human needs. Yet even in a malevolent setting, Finn shows us acts of selflessness and redemption. Her fascination with the duality of Africa — “the most honest place on earth” — shines fiercely.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Lisa Zeidner, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e , Editors' Choice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A propulsive literary thriller. Finn, who writes with a psychological acuity that rivals Patricia Highsmith's, switches between Europe and Africa in tense alternating chapters, rewarding close attention. The book is terrific... subtle and thrilling. Remarkably well-paced and well-written... Don't expect to be able to set this book down or forget its haunted characters.\"\u003cbr\u003e— \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e , starred\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Intense, impressive.\"\u003cbr\u003e— \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I rarely get as invested in the outcome of a novel as I did reading \u003ci\u003eThe Gloaming\u003c\/i\u003e , but the empathies that Finn evokes in this powerful and unpredictable book are not casual; these traumas could be our own. [Finn's] prose is hypnotic and knife-precise and at times so beautiful it's unnerving. I didn't read this book so much as I \u003ci\u003eexperienced \u003c\/i\u003e it and it will haunt me for a very, very long time.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Jill Alexander Essbaum, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e –bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHausfrau\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePilgrim's husband left her for another woman, stranding her in a Swiss town where she is involved in an accident that leaves three children dead. Cleared of responsibility though overcome with guilt, she absconds to Africa, befriending a series of locals each with their own tragic past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMysteriously, the remains of an albino appear, spooking everyone—sign of a curse placed by a witch doctor—though its intended recipient is uncertain. Pilgrim volunteers to rid the town of the box and its contents, though wherever she goes, she can't shake the feeling that she's being followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMelanie Finn \u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Kenya until age eleven, when she moved with her family to Connecticut. She is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eAway From You\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote DisneyNature's beautiful, haunting flamingo epic \u003ci\u003eThe Crimson Wing\u003c\/i\u003e , which was directed by her husband, filmmaker Matt Aeberhard. During the filming, Melanie established The Natron Healthcare Project, and now lives in Vermont with Matt and their twin daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Two Dollar Radio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058285560048,"sku":"9781937512477","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937512477_p0.jpg?v=1769898151","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937512477","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}