Book description
Set on a struggling farm in a fiercely beautiful colonial country
teetering on the brink of civil war, this second novel by one of
international literature's rising young stars weaves a brilliant tale of
family drama and political turmoil. Since his mother's death ten years
earlier, Tom and his father have fashioned a strained peace on their
family farm. Everything is frozen under the old man's vicious,
relentless control - even, Tom soon discovers, his own future. When a
young woman named Carine enters their lives, the complex triangle of
intrigue and affection escalates the tension between the two men to the
breaking point. After a catastrophic volcanic eruption ignites the
nation's smoldering discontent into open revolution, Tom, his father,
and Carine find themselves questioning their loyalties to one another
and their determination to salvage their way of life. Katie Kitamura
is based in New York and London. She has written for numerous
publications, including the New York Times, Wired and the Guardian, and
is a regular contributor to Frieze. She was a finalist in the 2010 New
York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award for her debut novel, The
Longshot.
