Beautifully written, thought-provoking, intense and cleverly
wrought, this is the most extraordinary first novel from a
mesmerising new talent. One August afternoon, on the shoreline of
the north-eastern edge of Russia, two sisters are abducted. In the
ensuing weeks, then months, the police investigation turns up
nothing. Echoes of the disappearance reverberate across a tightly
woven community, with the fear and loss felt most deeply among its
women. Set on the remote Siberian peninsula of Kamchatka,
Disappearing Earth draws us into the world of an astonishing cast
of characters, all connected by an unfathomable crime. We are
transported to vistas of rugged beauty - densely wooded forests,
open expanses of tundra, soaring volcanoes and the glassy seas that
border Japan and Alaska - and into a region as complex as it is
alluring, where social and ethnic tensions have long simmered, and
where outsiders are often the first to be accused. In a story as
propulsive as it is emotionally engaging, and through a young
writer's virtuosic feat of empathy and imagination, this powerful
novel provides a new understanding of the intricate bonds of family
and community, in a Russia unlike any we have seen before. Praise
for Disappearing Earth "A genuine masterpiece, but one that is
easily consumed in a feverish stay-up-all-night bout of reading
pleasure." Gary Shteyngart "Suspenseful, original and compelling,
Disappearing Earth is a strange and haunting voyage into a strange
and haunting world.' Simon Sebag-Montefiore, author of The Romanovs
"Julia Phillips is at once a careful cartographer and gorgeous
storyteller... . A mystery of two missing girls burns at the center
of this astonishing debut, and the complexity of ethnicity, gender,
hearth and kin illuminates this question and many more." Tayari
Jones, author of An American Marriage 'A most extraordinarily
beautiful and haunting first novel, and the unveiling of a rare and
special talent' New Statesman 'A knock-out... .The stitches of
Phillips's language make you go, Damn, that's good.' The Los
Angeles Review of Books 'A superb debut.' New York Times 'Phillips
explores the devastation in this complex, imaginative and
beautifully written crime novel, which is as beautiful as the
scenery it depicts.' Woman's Weekly 'I was so absorbed I forgot to
take notes...each new domestic world was deftly conjured and
fresh.' Sarah Moss, The Guardian 'This book takes the 'missing
girl' trope and turns it on its head' Elle 'Intriguing,
tantalising, perfectly executed.' Spectator
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