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02.12: Anthony Marra
2014-01-14 00:36:39| Powells Books Events Calendar
Named as one of the best books of 2013 by a variety of publications, including the New York Times and the Washington Post, Anthony Marra's A Constellation of Vital Phenomena (Hogarth) is a story of the transcendent power of love in wartime. In a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as Russian soldiers abduct her father in the middle of the night and then set fire to her home. When their lifelong neighbor Akhmed finds Havaa hiding in the forest with a strange blue suitcase, he makes a decision that will forever change their lives. He will seek refuge at the abandoned hospital where the sole remaining doctor, Sonja Rabina, treats the wounded. For Sonja, the arrival of Akhmed and Havaa is an unwelcome surprise. Weary and overburdened, she has no desire to take on additional risk and responsibility. But over the course of five extraordinary days, Sonja's world will shift on its axis and reveal the intricate pattern of connections that weaves together the pasts of these three unlikely companions and unexpectedly decides their fate. Marra's novel is a work of sweeping breadth, profound compassion, and lasting significance.
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