A compelling story of family, empire, and memory--"an ambitious
and prize-worthy debut" ("The Sunday Times," London)
Luke Williams's exquisitely written debut novel is narrated by
Evie Steppman, a woman born with an extraordinarily acute sense of
hearing. Now, at fifty-four, alone in an attic in Scotland that is
filled with objects from her past, and with her powers of hearing
starting to fade, she sets out to record the events of her life.
From her recollections come an outpouring of stories that transcend
history; tales of a twelfth-century mapmaker mingle with memories
of Evie's childhood growing up in Nigeria in the 1950s and her
travels across America in the 1960s. Williams's fascination with
history and his talent for evoking multiple voices will bring to
mind the work of Salman Rushdie and David Mitchell.
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