Carolina De Robertis was raised in England, Switzerland, and California by Uruguayan parents. She is the author of two previous novels, Perla and The Invisible Mountain—a Best Book of 2009 according to the San Francisco Chronicle, Booklist and O, the Oprah Magazine—the recipient of Italy’s Rhegium Julii Prize, and a 2012 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her permanent home is in Oakland, California. |