Let the Great World Spin — Colum McCann

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDWinner of the Dublin Impac International PrizeWinner of Best Foreign Novel Award Weshanhu AwardWinner of the Grinzane AwardWinner of the Prix DeauvilleWinner of the Ambassador Book AwardWinner of the Medici Book Club PrizeWinner of the Aspen Literary Prize A wow of a novel rich humane brilliantly written and as deep as it is wide The Times____________________________________New York August 1974 a man is walking in the sky Between the newly built Twin Towers the man twirls through the air Far below the lives of complete strangers spin towards each other Corrigan a radical Irish monk working in the Bronx Claire a delicate Upper East Side housewife reeling from the death of her son Lara a drug addled young artist Gloria solid and proud despite decades of hardship Tillie a hooker who used to dream of a better life and Jazzlyn her beautiful daughter raised on promises that reach beyond the skyline of New York In the shadow of one reckless and beautiful act these disparate lives will collide and be transformed for ever A glorious thumping tale of intersecting lives told in a language that all but sings Kamila Shamsie One of the most electric profound novels I have read in years an emotional tour de force New York Times McCann has reinvented the city of New York in all its breathing fighting whining joyous clamour Peter Carey Observer Tanıtım Bülteninden