As secrets are revealed among forgotten texts in the archives of Paris, on a dusty cattle ranch in the American West, along ancient pilgrim paths, and in a run-down apartment in post-Soviet Lithuania, the novel's unforgettable characters converge--by chance, or perhaps by fate--and Magdalena's uncanny ability may be the key to their happiness. Saunders traffics [the characters'] elaborately interlacing trajectories with impressive dexterity.
The interwoven stories of Magdalena, Neil, and their families raise thought-provoking questions of destiny and freewill. From words written on the skin to the sight of unbearable things, Saunders explores with great nuance the limits of human vision. Saunders' debut is grounded in such a solid world of character and place that its uncanny premise seems the most natural way to set right the missed connections of three wounded people.
Eloquently written, equal parts brutal and tender, Indelible is haunting in the very best way. Transporting, unique, and entirely engrossing, it leaves a beautiful mark.
Readers will stay up late at night turning pages, trying to riddle out the mystery of these characters' intertwined lives. Expertly plotted, beautifully written! This debut novel will stay with the reader for quite some time.
An absorbing tale of the complications of memory and the way chance encounters can affect the trajectory of one's life. A terrifying and tense hostage situation develops.
Lena, back on the force now, on her birthday, and suspecting she's become pregnant by abusive boyfriend Ethan Green, is one of the few Grant County cops on the outside, not knowing who's dead and who's alive. What do the gunmen want?
The pace eventually picks up and the last 50 or so pages are perfect. She sees the truth about people written on their skin--names, dates, details both banal and profound--and her only relief from the onslaught of information is to take off her glasses and let the world recede. Great plot conceit was used to little effect - it could have been, done, and explained so much more. Magdalena is a woman who possesses a gift - she sees words on the bodies of others, describing life events, how they will die, who they will love, sins they have committed. Transporting, unique, and entirely engrossing, it leaves a beautiful mark.
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