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Publisher: Picador

Author: Laura Van Den Berg

ISBN: 9781250339515

Short Stories, Fiction

The Isle of Youth by
Laura Van Den Berg

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$ 450.00 mxn

The Isle of Youth by

Laura Van Den Berg

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"A mesmerizing collection of stories about the secrets that keep us."

Kirkus Reviews

Summary

Laura van den Berg’s gorgeous new book, The Isle of Youth , explores the lives of women mired in secrecy and deception. From a newlywed caught in an inscrutable marriage, to private eyes working a baffling case in South Florida, to a teenager who assists her magician mother and steals from the audience, the characters in these bewitching stories are at once vulnerable and dangerous, bighearted and ruthless, and they will do what it takes to survive.

Each tale is spun with elegant urgency, and the reader grows attached to the marginalized young women in these stories―women grappling with the choices they’ve made and searching for the clues to unlock their inner worlds. This is the work of a fearless writer whose stories feel both magical and mystical, earning her the title of “sorceress” from her readers. Be prepared to fall under her spell.

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