On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees, amid the hordes of people waiting on the platform, Sadie Green. One of the best books I've ever read.' -John Green In this sweeping, gorgeously written novel, Gabrielle Zevin charts the beauty, tenacity, and fragility of human love and creativity. Fikry two friends-often in love, but never lovers-come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A.And at its heart is the gripping story of a woman desperate to bury her past-or redeem it. And the secret she’s tried so desperately to lock away might be the only thing that will help her survive the harsh territory.Ĭrafted by a modern master of magical suspense, Lone Women blends shimmering prose, an unforgettable cast of adventurers who find horror and sisterhood in a brutal landscape, and a portrait of early-twentieth-century America like you’ve never seen. Dragging the trunk with her at every stop, she will become one of the “lone women” taking advantage of the government’s offer of free land for those who can tame it-except that Adelaide isn’t alone. Her secret sin killed her parents, forcing her to flee California in a hellfire rush and make her way to Montana as a homesteader. The year is 1915, and Adelaide is in trouble. Because when the trunk opens, people around Adelaide start to disappear. ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2023: The New York Times, Time, Oprah Daily, Los Angeles Times, Esquire, Essence, Salon, Vulture, Reader’s Digest, The Root, LitHub, Paste, PopSugar, Chicago Review of Books, BookPage, Book Riot, Tordotcom, Crime Reads, Kirkus ReviewsĪdelaide Henry carries an enormous steamer trunk with her wherever she goes.

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