''Breathtaking in both its scope and intensity'' TAYARI JONES
''Shatteringly particular and audaciously universal'' ALICE RANDALL
''Gorgeous prose, attention to detail and masterful characters. Haunting storytelling and a refreshing look at history'' KIRKUS, STARRED REVIEW
From one of our most accomplished novelists, a mesmerizing story about a mother and daughter seeking refuge in a mental asylum in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War.
In 1874, in the wake of the war, trauma haunts civilians and veterans, renegades and wanderers, freedmen and runaways. Twelve-year-old ConaLee and her mother, Eliza, who hasn''t spoken in more than a year, arrive at the Trans-Allegh-eny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia, delivered to the hospital''s entrance by a war vet-eran who has forced himself into their lives. There, far from family, a beloved neighbour, and the mountain home they knew, they try to reclaim their lives.
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