The Age of Miracles

By: Karen Thompson Walker

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Paperback | 1 July 2019

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400 Pages

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'It is never what you worry over that comes to pass in the end. The real catastrophies are always different - unimagined, unprepared for, unknown…'

One morning, Julia and her parents wake up in their suburban home in California to discover, along with the rest of the world, that the rotation of the earth is noticeably slowing. The enormity of this is almost beyond comprehension. And yet, even if the world is, in fact, coming to an end, as some assert, day-to-day life must go on. Julia, facing the loneliness and despair of an awkward adolescence, witnesses the impact of this phenomenon on the world, on the community, on her family and on herself.

About the Author

Karen Thompson Walker is a graduate of UCLA and the Columbia MFA program. A former book editor, she wrote The Age of Miracles in the mornings before work. Born and raised in San Diego, California, she now lives in Brooklyn with her husband.

Industry Reviews

"[A] precocious debut...one of this summer's hot literary reads."
Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"The next big female novelist."
Rolling Stone

"If you begin this book, you'll be loath to set it down until you've reached its end."
San Francisco Chronicle

"Riveting, heartbreaking, profoundly moving."
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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