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52<br />
new york times bestseller<br />
San Miguel<br />
A Novel<br />
T.C. Boyle<br />
Hot on the heels of When the Killing’s Done, the latest tale<br />
from iconic novelist T.C. Boyle has wowed critics everywhere<br />
with its lushly described landscape, rich period<br />
detail, and its three intrepid and sympathetic female<br />
characters.<br />
Just off the coast of Southern California, two families—one<br />
in the 1880s and one in the 1930s—come to<br />
desolate, windswept San Miguel Island in search of selfreliance,<br />
freedom, and a new start in their lives. Both<br />
Marantha Waters and Elise Lester strive to help their war<br />
veteran husbands pursue their dreams but must themselves<br />
grapple with the more nebulous hardships of raising<br />
a family in brutal isolation. Boyle “skillfully captures that<br />
tension-filled quietude” (The New Times Book Re<strong>view</strong>) in<br />
this lyrical, intimate, and unforgettable novel.<br />
t.C. Boyle is the author of fourteen<br />
novels and nine short story collections and is<br />
a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters.<br />
He lives near Santa Barbara, California.<br />
“ A saga of women . . . laced with humor,<br />
insight, and pathos.” —San Francisco<br />
Chronicle<br />
“ A novel as beguiling as the island<br />
itself.” —O, The Oprah Magazine<br />
“ An absorbing work of historical<br />
fiction. . . . The intensity of Boyle’s<br />
narrative never lets it flag.”<br />
—The Washington Post<br />
“ One of the most satisfying novels in Boyle’s<br />
canon.” —Los Angeles Magazine<br />
“ Wonderfully precise character studies and<br />
lush descriptions of the physical landscape.”<br />
—Los Angeles Times<br />
<strong>Penguin</strong> Readers Guide available <strong>online</strong> at penguin.com<br />
Media Tied to Viking Publication of<br />
T.C. Boyle Stories II<br />
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