One of The New York Times 10 Best Books of the Yearįinalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prizeįinalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prizeįinalist for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award Lori Feathers, Interabang Books, Dallas, TX The mystery of the girls’ fates will keep you on the edge of your seat, but even more impressive is the way Phillips portrays the lives of her female characters-women who struggle to obtain a better life for themselves and their children, lives unencumbered by the racism, economic instability, and isolation inherent in living in a disregarded and harsh corner of Russia’s vast landscape.” “A thrilling and original debut novel that explores the lives of several women living in Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula whose lives are unknowingly connected by the unsolved disappearances of three girls. Casey Coonerty, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA Summer 2020 Reading Group Indie Next List The stories of the women there-their family dynamics, their hopes and fears, the economic and cultural divide of various communities-tell a moving story about this place in a moment in time, but ultimately about the universal struggle of women living with the expectations placed on them. She beautifully transports us to a region of the world that I had never heard of and now can’t stop thinking about.
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