In a war-torn village in Eastern Europe, an American photographer captures a heart-stopping image: a young girl fleeing a fiery explosion that has engulfed her home and family. It becomes an icon for millions, winning acclaim and prizes - and a subject of obsession for one writer, the photographer's best friend, who has suffered a tragedy of her own. With the flash of a camera, one girl's life is shattered and another's is altered forever.

About the Author

Lidia Yuknavitch is the author of the novels The Book of Joan, The Small Backs of Children and Dora: A Headcase as well as a highly acclaimed memoir, The Chronology of Water. Her TED talk, 'The Beauty of Being a Misfit', has been watched over two million times. Lidia teaches in Oregon, where she lives with her husband and their son.

@LidiaYuknavitch | lidiayuknavitch.net

Reviews
Wild . . . genuinely subversive * * New Yorker * *
A tour de force * * Los Angeles Review of Books * *
Intensely corporeal, potently feminist, tenaciously written * * Boston Globe * *
Lidia Yuknavitch burns through sex, art, and war * * Vanity Fair * *
Explosive . . . with a vital intensity that grabs at the gutstrings * * Los Angeles Times * *
Beautifully examines the fractures of loss and the myriad ways we can recover from it . . . A wild ride * * Huffington Post * *
I have never felt so wrung out by a novel and yet simultaneously invigorated . . . A terrifically good novel and powerfully written * * Paris Review * *
[An example] of thrilling storytelling with universal appeal * * Entertainment Weekly * *
This is a novel for the bold of heart * * New York Journal of Books * *
Masterful . . . Promises to stay on the skin long after the reader has turned the last page . . . Tightly wound, pacy and provocative * * Irish Independent * *



Book Information
ISBN 9781786892430
Author Lidia Yuknavitch
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Canongate Books
Publisher Canongate Books
Weight(grams) 174g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 16mm