Walker, Karen Thompson

Perfect for readers who like their literary fiction with an edge of psychological mystery. This further solidifies Walker’s reputation for writing realistic character-driven fiction that just so happens to take place in fragmented, fractured worlds verging on the fantastical and fatalistic. Give to readers who enjoyed Jennifer Cody Epstein’s The Madwomen of Paris and to fans of Emily St. John Mandel.

This dreamlike novel with sf overtones blends philosophical musings on dreams and the nature of reality with human interest stories that keep listeners riveted. Recommended for readers seeking an unusual and fanciful story told in elegant prose. ["A satisfying, suspenseful page-turner that leaves readers curious about the possibility of dreams": LJ 9/15/18 review of the Random hc.]

Recommended enthusiastically for general fiction collections. [See Prepub Alert, 7/9/18.]

A former editor at Simon & Schuster, Walker sparked a bidding war with this timely and engaging debut. Film rights have already been sold, and the buzz is growing for another entry in child-narrated fiction, which has done well of late (see Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close). This work demands inclusion in any "If You Liked The Hunger Games..." readers' advisory list or discussion and should have the same YA/adult, fiction/sf crossover appeal. [See Prepub Alert, 12/12/11.]