The Sorrows of an American

FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHAT I LOVED 'An astonishing family drama . . . almost certainly the best American novel you will read this year'
Sunday Telegraph 'Almost impossible to put down'
Independent 'Masterful'
The Times 'Wonderful'
Observer While clearing out their late father's papers, Erik and Inga Davidsen unearth a cryptic letter from his adolescence. Desperate to discover the man they never fully understood, they set about reading his memoir.
As the siblings are drawn into his past, their lives are upended by two strangers. Erik becomes captivated by Miranda, a young mother who moves into his garden flat. And Inga, still grieving her husband's recent death, is threatened by a journalist in possession of a devastating secret. 'One of the most profound and absorbing books I've read in a long time'
Washington Post

Siri Hustvedt is the author of seven novels, five collections of essays, a poetry collection and a memoir. Her books have been listed for major prizes, including the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize and the PEN America Literary Award. She holds a PhD from Columbia University and has been awarded honorary PhDs from Johannes Gutenberg University, Stendhal University and the University of Oslo. She is a Lecturer in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and has written on art for the New York Times and the Daily Telegraph. Born in Minnesota, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.