The Invisible Circus by Jennifer Egan
From the bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prizewinning A Visit From the Goon Squad. In Jennifer Egan's highly acclaimed first novel, set in 1978, the political drama and familial tensions of the 1960s form a backdrop for the world of Phoebe O'Connor, age eighteen.
Phoebe is obsessed with the memory and death of her sister Faith, a beautiful idealistic hippie who died in Italy in 1970. In order to find out the truth about Faith's life and death, Phoebe retraces her steps from San Francisco across Europe, a quest which yields both complex and disturbing revelations about family, love, and Faith's lost generation.
This spellbinding novel introduced Egan's remarkable ability to tie suspense with deeply insightful characters and the nuances of emotion.
About the Author
Jennifer Egan is the author of the critically acclaimed A Visit From the Goon Squad, The Keep, Look at Me, The Invisible Circus and the story collection, Emerald City. Her stories have been published in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, GQ, Zoetrope, All-Story and Ploughshares, and her non-fiction appears frequently in The New York Times Magazine. She lives with her husband and sons in Brooklyn.
Phoebe is obsessed with the memory and death of her sister Faith, a beautiful idealistic hippie who died in Italy in 1970. In order to find out the truth about Faith's life and death, Phoebe retraces her steps from San Francisco across Europe, a quest which yields both complex and disturbing revelations about family, love, and Faith's lost generation.
This spellbinding novel introduced Egan's remarkable ability to tie suspense with deeply insightful characters and the nuances of emotion.
About the Author
Jennifer Egan is the author of the critically acclaimed A Visit From the Goon Squad, The Keep, Look at Me, The Invisible Circus and the story collection, Emerald City. Her stories have been published in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, GQ, Zoetrope, All-Story and Ploughshares, and her non-fiction appears frequently in The New York Times Magazine. She lives with her husband and sons in Brooklyn.
Format: Paperback | 368 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.8 x 2.1 | 304g
Publication Date: 20 Dec 2004
Publisher: Constable & Robinson
Imprint: Corsair
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1780331223
ISBN13: 9781780331225
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks along the edges, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.