Ducks, Newburyport

Synopsis

Winner of the 2019 goldsmiths prize • shortlisted for the 2019 booker prize • a new yorker best book of 2019 • a new york times notable book of 2019 • a time must-read book of 2019 "this book has its face pressed up against the pane of the present; its form mimics the way our minds move now toggling between tabs, between the needs of small children and aging parents, between news of ecological collapse and school shootings while somehow remembering to pay taxes and fold the laundry.