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Reviews
New York Times
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“Captures our shared human ache with stunning accuracy.” (Laleh Kavidi)
Wall Street Journal
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“Subtle and unsettling.” (Sam Sacks)
Chicago Tribune
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“Reads like vintage DeLillo.”
Publisher's Weekly
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“Digs deep into the nuances of love, pain, betrayal, and the promise of deliverance.” (Starred Review)
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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“A subtle portrait of two women who've been robbed of things they might never recover.”
Los Angeles Review of Books
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“Most readers will drop the novel in their laps with a jolt of self-recognition.” (Toral Jatin Gajarawala)
Harper's
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“Deft and engaging ....illuminates urgent questions in unexpected ways.” (Claire Messud)
Kirkus Reviews
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“Affecting ... A thoughtful look at the small-scale fallout of an international issue.” (Starred Review)
Booklist
“Beautifully written ... Assured ... A tale that unfurls like a thriller.”
Events
Evanston, IL
June 2 @ 6pm
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Reading and Q+A with Diego Báez at Bookends & Beginnings
Chicago, IL (virtual)
June 7 @ 6pm
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w/ Phil Klay and The Point magazine at Seminary Co-op Bookstore