A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
of Anthony Marra (Goodreads Author)
Description
A brilliant debut novel that brings to life an abandoned hospital where a tough-minded doctor decides to harbor a hunted young girl, with powerful consequences.In the final days of December 2004, in a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa hides in the woods when her father is abducted by Russian forces. Fearing for her life, she flees with their neighbor Akhmed—a failed physician—to the bombed-out hospital, where Sonja, the one remaining doctor, treats a steady stream of wounded rebels and refugees and mourns her missing sister. Over the course of five dramatic days, Akhmed and Sonja reach back into their pasts to unravel the intricate mystery of coincidence, betrayal, and forgiveness that unexpectedly binds them and decides their fate.With The English Patient's dramatic sweep and The Tiger's Wife's expert sense of place, Marra gives us a searing debut about the transcendent power of love in wartime, and how it can cause us to become greater than we ever thought possible.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 416 pages
- Publisher Hogarth
- Publication Date February 4th 2014
- First Publication 05/07/13
- Language English
- ISBN 9780770436421
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Chechnya (Russian Federation)']
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