![]() ![]() ![]() Over the span of decades, his younger siblings - the savvy and responsible Celia and the ambitious and tightly controlled Alec - struggle along with their mother to care for Michael's increasingly troubled and precarious existence. At the heart of it is their eldest son, Michael, a brilliant, anxious music fanatic who makes sense of the world through parody. Imagine Me Gone is the unforgettable story of what unfolds from this act of love and faith. When Margaret's fiancé, John, is hospitalized for depression in 1960s London, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans despite what she now knows of his condition, or back away from the suffering it may bring her. With Imagine Me Gone, Haslett has reached another level." -New York Times Book Reviewįrom a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, a ferociously intimate story of a family facing the ultimate question: how far will we go to save the people we love the most? "Haslett is one of the country's most talented writers, equipped with a sixth sense for characterization" -Wall Street Journal ![]() ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Barnes & Noble, BookPage, BuzzFeed, Elle, Financial Times, Huffington Post, Kirkus, NPR, Refinery29, Seattle Times, Shelf Awareness, WBUR's On Point TOP 10 NOVELS OF THE YEAR - TIME, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, BBC, Newsday LONG-LISTED for the ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER of the LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZEįINALIST for the NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD ![]()
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