* Long-listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2014 *
"I canât remember the last time I was so enchanted by a novel like I am by Butterflies in November. Zany, surprising, full of twists and turns, it left me breathless. I just love this book." Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle and The Obituary Writer
After a day of being dumpedtwiceand accidentally killing a goose, a young woman yearns for a tropical vacation far from the chaos of her life. Instead, her plans are wrecked by her best friendâs four-year-old deaf-mute son, thrust into her reluctant care. But when the boy chooses the winning numbers for a lottery ticket, the two of them set off on a road trip across Iceland with a glove compartment stuffed full of their jackpot earnings. Along the way, they encounter black sand beaches, cucumber farms, lava fields, flocks of sheep, an Estonian choir, a falconer, a hitchhiker, and both of her exes desperate for another chance. What begins as a spontaneous adventure will unexpectedly and profoundly change the way she views her past and charts her future.
Butterflies in November is a blackly comic, charming, and uplifting tale of friends and lovers, motherhood, and self-discovery.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Genre Fiction
Publisher : Grove Press, Black Cat
Author : Ólafsdóttir, Auður Ava
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2014-12-09
Number Of Pages : 296
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 080212318X
ISBN-13 : 9780802123183
Item weight : 0.8 lb
Dimensions : 1.1 in x 5.5 in x 8.2 in
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