This universally acclaimed novel – everywhere hailed for its evocative descriptions, its compelling characters, its intricate plot – transports us to Elba, an island off the northwest coast of Italy, in the mid-1950s. It is here that an American man, seduced by the wealth promised in the island's surfeit of semi-precious tourmaline, has traveled with his wife and four young sons, and now struggles to establish a homestead and a fortune. But the allure of one of Elba's other treasures – a bewitching local girl – derails his quest and threatens to destroy his family.
Über die Autorin / über den Autor:Joanna Scott is the author of six previous works of fiction, including the critically acclaimed novel Make Believe; The Manikin, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; and Various Antidotes and Arrogance, which were both finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Lannan Award, and she lives with her family in upstate New York.
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