338 pages
English language
Published Dec. 15, 2014
"A dazzlingly original new novel from the acclaimed author of The Borrower. Now, Makkai returns with an ingenious novel set on an historic estate that once housed an arts colony. Doug, the husband of the estate's heir, desperately needs the colony files to get his stalled academic career back on track. But what he discovers when he finally gets his hands on them is more than he bargained for. Doug may never learn the house's secrets, but the reader will, as Makkai leads us on a thrilling journey into the past of this eccentric family"--
Overall I quite enjoyed this book, but there was one scene you might call Native American blackface that totally threw off the whole thing for me. It left me feeling gross about liking these characters up until that point and I really couldn't trust any of them after that scene. I get that times were different then but it seemed gratuitous and unnecessary.
