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The hope and heartbreak of the Sixties still linger in America's consciousness. In this breathtaking debut, Jennifer Egan brings to life the seductive pull of that era as it exerts itself on two sisters, separated by a decade, who take enormous risks to personify its ideals. It is 1978. Phoebe O'Connor, 18, runs off to Europe seeking answers about the tragedy that has haunted her family for eight years: the sudden dead of her older sister Faith while in Italy. To Phoebe, Faith epitomizes the youthful, chaotic freedom of the Sixties, and imitating her becomes Phoebe's way of trying to elevate herself from a life that seems drab and unsatisfying compared to the vivid spectacle that was Faith's. Once in Europe, Phoebe follows the itinerary Faith spelled out in postcards from her fatal trip, landing in London, living in a hostel in Amsterdam, taking a tab of LSD in Paris. But instead of the millennial excitement that Faith had sensed in 1960s Europe, Phoebe encounters disappointment and ennui. And when Faith's old lover joins Phoebe to retrace those last days in Italy, Phoebe glimpses the human price that her sister paid in following her uncompromising quest for personal liberation. With its coolly graceful prose and mastery of narrative, "The Invisible Circus" is an unforgettable first novel by a writer of uncommon ability.
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"Mesmerizing. . . . Told with great assurance and power. . . . Egan portrays the sisters with a quiet, heartbreaking clarity." --The New York Times Book Review"Wonderful. . . . Words glide through her fingers and enter the pores like cool San Francisco fog." --Los Angeles Times Book Review"Brilliant in its authenticity and overwhelming passion." --The Boston Globe"A trip that takes the reader through stunning emotional terrain." --The New Yorker
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From the bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prizewinning A Visit From the Goon Squad.
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- PublisherKnopf Publishing Group
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0307387526
- ISBN 13 9780307387523
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages352
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