Publisher Description
Life isn't all Emmy and Virginia Simpson anticipated. When Emmy's marriage to an Australian man ends, she flees her home in Sydney to "find herself" on the island of Bali—only to become embroiled with a crew of international misfits and smugglers. Her prim and pious sister, Virginia, meanwhile, has never wandered far outside of London. Struggling to find meaning, she follows her aging mother's advice to vacation on the Isle of Skye. On these two islands halfway around the world, the middle-aged sisters confront the costs of self-knowledge and their destinies with unexpected consequences.
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About Claire Messud
Claire Messud was
educated at Cambridge and Yale. Her novels, When
the World Was Steady and The Hunters
were both finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award. Her second novel, The Last Life, was a Publishers Weekly Best
Book of the Year and Editor’s Choice at The
Village Voice. Three of her books were New York Times Notable Books of the
Year. She has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Radcliffe Fellowship,
and is the current recipient of the Strauss Living Award from the American
Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts, with her
husband and children.
About Shiromi Arserio
Shiromi Arserio is a stage actor, voice talent, and audiobook narrator from London. She holds a BA in theater from Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance. In addition to narrating dozens of audiobooks, her voice can be heard in documentaries, e-learning projects, and video games.