'Okay, tell me which do you want: to be able to fly or to be invisible?'
This question leads to thirty years of discoveries, extraordinary strengths and closely guarded secrets.
'To tell you the narrative concens a family whose members have superpowers is only to graze the surface of a moving and beautifully realised meditation on what it is to be an ordinary human being'
Australian
'A wonderful novel: imaginative, intelligent, empathetic... Like a cross between The Corrections and The Slap'
Sydney Morning Herald
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 ENCORE AWARD
Vorwort
From an acclaimed and prize-winning writer, the mesmerising tale of a family finding itself, as they discover powers they never thought possible.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 ENCORE AWARD
Autorentext
Steven Amsterdam was born in New York and has worked as a map editor, producer's assistant, and a pastry chef. He has lived in Melbourne, Australia since 2003, where he works as a writer and palliative care nurse. His debut novel, Things We Didn't See Coming, won The Age Book of the Year in Australia and was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.
Zusammenfassung
'Okay, tell me which do you want: to be able to fly or to be invisible?' This question leads to thirty years of discoveries, extraordinary strengths and closely guarded secrets. 'To tell you the narrative concens a family whose members have superpowers is only to graze the surface of a moving and beautifully realised meditation on what it is to be an ordinary human being'Australian 'A wonderful novel: imaginative, intelligent, empathetic... Like a cross between The Corrections and The Slap' Sydney Morning Herald SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 ENCORE AWARD