ONE OF THE MOST LOVED NOVELS OF THE DECADEA long-lost book reappears, mysteriously connecting an old man searching for his son and a girl seeking a cure for her widowed mother's loneliness.New York Times Bestseller Winner of the William Saroyan International Prize for Writin Winner of the Borders Original Voices Awar Finalist for the Orange Priz #1 Booksense Pic Winner of the Edward Lewis Wallant Awar Winner of France's Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger Awar