In her highly acclaimed debut novel, the bestselling author of Shelter introduces the Hampsons, an ordinary, small-town American family profoundly affected by the extraordinary events of history. Here is a stunning chronicle that begins with the Depression and ends with the Vietnam War, revealed in the thoughts, dreams, and memories of each family member. Mitch struggles to earn a living as Jeans becomes the main breadwinner, working to complete college and raise the family. While the couple fight to keep their marriage intact, their daughter Danner and son Billy forge a sibling bond of uncommon strength. When Billy goes off to Vietnam, Danner becomes the sole bond linking her family, whose dissolution mirrors the fractured state of America in the 1960s. Deeply felt and vividly imagined, this lyrical novel is "among the wisest of a generation to grapple with a war that maimed us all" (The Village Voice), by a master of contemporary fiction.
(West Virginia, USA, 1952) Escritora y profesora. Ha ocupado puestos de profesor en varios colegios y universidades prestigiosas, como la Universidad de Harvard y la Universidad de Boston. Ha publicado tanto antologías como novelas, cuentos cortos y ensayos. Por su libro Sweethearts ganó un Premio Pushcart y el Premio Fels del Consejo Coordinador de Revistas Literarias. Obtuvo el Premio Pulitzer de ficción en 2024. Ha sido traducida a más de diez idiomas.
