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the story of finance has always taken place on an international stage

the granddaughter of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West

” — Robin Ince

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

An Island SS_Gift_Guide the net closes inNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE A beautifully and sparingly constructed (The New York Times) novel about a lighthouse keeper with a mysterious past, and the stranger who washes up on his shoresAn Island is the American debut of a major voice in world literature. An Island by Karen Jennings is quite simply a revelationa ferocious, swift chess game of a novel.Paul Yoon, author of Run Me to Earth ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE