Ginny, a devoted surgeon whose work often takes precedence over her family, has a baffling vision of a beautiful co-worker in Ginny’s own bed and begins to doubt the solidity of her marriage. In the quiet haven of Clearing, Oregon, four neighbors find their lives upended when they begin to see themselves in parallel realities. The residents of a sleepy mountain town are rocked by troubling visions of an alternate reality in this dazzling debut that combines the family-driven suspense of Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere with the inventive storytelling of The Immortalists.

Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of Saints for All Occasions Mark, a wildlife scientist, foresees imminent and devastating natural disaster.Ĭass, a brilliant scholar struggling with the demands of a small baby, envisages herself pregnant once more – just as she is returning to her game-changing research.Īnd then there's Samara, a young estate agent, who glimpses images of her dead mother alive again, healthy and vibrant.Īs the volcano begins to rumble, it becomes clear that these visions mean more than at first it seemed, and that the fate of this close-knit community hangs in the balance.“A must-read-a gorgeous literary novel that asks us to imagine all the possible versions of ourselves that might exist.” -J. Ginny, a devoted surgeon, is troubled by thoughts of a beautiful colleague in her bed. Look closely and you'll see four neighbours plagued by strange visions. In the shadow of a dormant volcano in Oregon lies a small town much like any other – though mistier perhaps, and greener. įor fans of Celeste Ng's LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE and TV serial SIX FEET UNDER. In a sleepy Oregon town at the base of a dormant volcano, four neighbours find their lives upended when they see visions of themselves in an alternate reality, and have to question the choices they've made as natural disaster looms. 'A suburban srama build to leap form page to screen' Kirkus Reviews 'A gorgeous literary novel that asks us to imagine all the possible versions of ourselves that we can imagine' J COURTNEY SULLIVAN

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