Christie, Michael

Giller and IMPAC–nominated Christie should garner the attention he deserves in America with this spellbinding family saga reflecting fiction’s intensifying interest in the climate crisis as well as humanity’s innate desire to make amends for past wrongs and start anew. [See “Seasonal Selections,” LJ 2/20, p. 27.]

While vividly and imaginatively depicting the claustrophobic lifestyle of Will and his mother, this novel is somewhat of a slow starter. But with its many mysteries, it gathers momentum as it moves toward an exciting climax. [See Prepub Alert, 7/14/14.]