Synopses & Reviews
Its 1955, and Benjamin Burrows and Janie Scott are trying to live a safe, normal life in America. Its not easy, when they have the power to prevent nuclear disaster, and sinister forces are circling. The advice of a mysterious, unscrupulous magician propels Janie and Benjamin into danger, and toward the land of the dead.
Meanwhile, their friend Jin Lo washes up on a remote island where an American spy is stationed, and finds herself on the trail of a deadly threat in China. But shes on the other side of the worldhow can Janie and Benjamin reach her?
The story of Maile Meloys bestselling, critically acclaimed The Apothecary continues in this captivating third novel, full of enchantment and heart, with Ian Schoenherrs stunning illustrations throughout.
About the Author
Maile Meloy is the author of the story collections Half in Love and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2009, and the novels Liars and Saints, shortlisted for the 2005 Orange Prize, and A Family Daughter. Meloy's stories have been published in The New Yorker, and she has received The Paris Review's Aga Khan Prize for Fiction, the PEN/Malamud Award, the Rosenthal Foundation Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2007, she was chosen as one of Granta's Best American Novelists under 35. She lives in California.