City of Brick and Shadow

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Price
$24.99  $23.24
Publisher
Gallery Books
Publish Date
Pages
304
Dimensions
6.44 X 0.99 X 8.53 inches | 1.11 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781440582769

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About the Author
Tim Wirkus is the author of the novels The Infinite Future and City of Brick and Shadow, which was a finalist for the Shamus Award and the winner of the Association for Mormon Letters Best Novel Award. They hold a PhD in creative writing and literature from the University of Southern California.
Reviews
"The narrative flows simply...interspersed with the fascinating...folklore describing The Argentine's reign in Vila Barbosa.... An absorbing mental exercise...for the most jaded armchair detectives...guaranteed to spark delicious book-group debates." --Booklist, Starred Review

"Tim Wirkus' City of Brick and Shadow is a brilliant debut novel.... Wirkus...emerges here as a formidable talent--the kind of writer who...combines wicked verbal felicity with an amused eye for human behavior." --The Daily Pilot

"Deftly written, smoothly complex, exceptionally well crafted...solidly entertaining.... .Establishes Tim Wirkus as a novelist of exceptional talent and remarkable storytelling skills. Very highly recommended for personal reading lists and community library collections." --Midwest Book Review

"[This] captivating tale is wonderfully written, with plenty of familiar missionary banter mingled with the young men's relentless and at times dangerous quest for answers." --UtahValley360