The Isle of Youth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780374177232)

An NPR Best Book of 2013

Laura van den Berg's gorgeous new book, The Isle of Youth, explores the lives of women mired in secrecy and deception. From a newlywed caught in an inscrutable marriage, to private eyes working a baffling case in South Florida, to a teenager who assists her magician mother and steals from the audience, the characters in these bewitching stories are at once vulnerable and dangerous, bighearted and ruthless, and they will do what it takes to survive.

Each tale is spun with elegant urgency, and the reader grows attached to the marginalized young women in these stories--women grappling with the choices they've made and searching for the clues to unlock their inner worlds. This is the work of a fearless writer whose stories feel both magical and mystical, earning her the title of "sorceress" from her readers. Be prepared to fall under her spell.

Author: Laura Van Den Berg
ISBN-10: 0374177236
ISBN-13: 9780374177232
Publisher: Fsg Originals
Language: English
Published: 11/05/2013
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.80d
Award: Bard Fiction Prize - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/15/2013
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2013
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2013 pg. 16
Booklist 11/15/2013 pg. 20
New York Times Book Review 11/24/2013 pg. 24
New York Times Book Review 12/01/2013 pg. 30