The Age of Miracles
- ISBN-10
- 0385676646
- ISBN-13
- 9780385676649
- Series
- The Age of Miracles
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-06-26
- Publisher
- Bond Street Books
- Author
- Karen Thompson Walker
Description
From a stunning new literary voice comes a brilliant debut novel that created an international auction frenzy, with sales in twenty-seven countries to date, about a young girl growing up in extraordinary times. On a seemingly ordinary Saturday morning, Julia and her family wake to discover, along with the rest of the world, that the rotation of the earth has suddenly begun to slow. Set against this threat to normal life, The Age of Miracles maps the effects of catastrophes big and small on the lives of ordinary people, and in particular, one young girl. Extraordinary for its original concept, unforgettable characters, and the grace, elegance and beauty of Karen Thompson Walker's prose, The Age of Miracles is a mesmerizing story of family turmoil, young love, and coming-of-age set against an upending of life as we know it.
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