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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Signed By
- Kiran Desai
- Signed
- Yes
- Ex Libris
- No
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- No
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Novel
- Literary Movement
- Modernism
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Signed
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780307700155
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crown/Archetype
ISBN-10
0307700151
ISBN-13
9780307700155
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6073933570
Product Key Features
Book Title
Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny : a Novel
Number of Pages
688 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2025
Topic
Family Life, Coming of Age
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
34.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2025-023433
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Reviews
"Magnificent . . . A masterpiece." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is a spectacular literary achievement. I wanted to pack a little suitcase and stay inside this book forever." --Ann Patchett " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny achieves the ultimate of what a book should do: carry us away into other peoples' lives, thinking as they think, feeling as they feel, until it comes around and shows us to ourselves. Grand, magnificent, intimate, more than wonderful, this is a novel you will hold close to your heart. I certainly did. I cannot recommend it enough." --Andrew Sean Greer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize "A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again." --Sandra Cisneros "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid "I often get sent galleys. Most of the time I'm impressed but only rarely do I fall so deeply into a book that I lose track of everything. Now, a novel from Kiran Desai is always going to be an event, but The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny will be seismic, trust me. Brilliant doesn't begin to describe this novel's profound illuminative powers." --Junot Díaz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is both epic and intimate. This is a story of two young people, and a story of families and belonging. That Kiran Desai also finds a way to deftly thread unflinching questions about the imagination and creativity through these immersive pages is brilliant evidence of her formidable and incomparable gifts as a writer. What a magnificent achievement, made all the more rare for its compulsive readability. I could not put this book down." --Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , finalist for the Booker Prize, "A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again." --Sandra Cisneros "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid, "A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again." --Sandra Cisneros " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is a spectacular literary achievement. I wanted to pack a little suitcase and stay inside this book forever." --Ann Patchett "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid "I often get sent galleys. Most of the time I'm impressed but only rarely do I fall so deeply into a book that I lose track of everything. Now, a novel from Kiran Desai is always going to be an event, but The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny will be seismic, trust me. Brilliant doesn't begin to describe this novel's profound illuminative powers." --Junot Díaz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, "This poignant novel--rich with culture, heartbreak, and hope--was an unmitigated joy to read." --Khaled Hosseini, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns "As entertaining as it is profound." --The Boston Globe "Brilliant doesn't begin to describe this novel's profound illuminative powers." --Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao "[A] luscious love story . . . [a] deeply satisfying read." --Oprah Daily "Stunning . . . an epic, according to some early reviewers, 'immersive' with its cast of fascinating characters, shifting locales, and a plot that not only is a love story, but also contains elements of a bildungsroman, thriller, and murder mystery." --Poets & Writers " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny achieves the ultimate of what a book should do: carry us away into other peoples' lives, thinking as they think, feeling as they feel, until it comes around and shows us to ourselves. Grand, magnificent, intimate, more than wonderful, this is a novel you will hold close to your heart. I certainly did. I cannot recommend it enough." --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less "Beautifully-written, acutely observed, and richly textured, this is a stunning, transformative novel of both epic and intimate proportions." --Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other , Winner of the Booker Prize "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return "Literary love stories are vanishingly rare these days, and The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunn y is that even more precious thing: a love story that's also profound, sparkling, funny, exquisitely written, and that teaches us how to live in full-throated exultation for the astonishments of this world. It has so many urgent things to say--about the costs and consolations of art, about power and class and race and freedom--that reading the book feels like a long conversation at night with your most interesting and ardent friend." --Lauren Groff "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid, New York Times bestselling author of Exit West "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is both epic and intimate. This is a story of two young people, and a story of families and belonging. What a magnificent achievement, made all the more rare for its compulsive readability. I could not put this book down." --Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , finalist for the Booker Prize "Desai's artful prose is subtle even when pitched on a grand scale. . . . This ambitious yet intimate saga is well worth the wait." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "Rich with old-fashioned storytelling and populated with fully fleshed, nuanced characters, this is a stunner worth savoring." -- Booklist , starred review "Magnificent . . . A masterpiece." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, "A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again." --Sandra Cisneros, "Magnificent . . . A masterpiece." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is a spectacular literary achievement. I wanted to pack a little suitcase and stay inside this book forever." --Ann Patchett " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny achieves the ultimate of what a book should do: carry us away into other peoples' lives, thinking as they think, feeling as they feel, until it comes around and shows us to ourselves. Grand, magnificent, intimate, more than wonderful, you will hold this book to your heart. I certainly did. I cannot recommend it enough." --Andrew Sean Greer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize "A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again." --Sandra Cisneros "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid "I often get sent galleys. Most of the time I'm impressed but only rarely do I fall so deeply into a book that I lose track of everything. Now, a novel from Kiran Desai is always going to be an event, but The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny will be seismic, trust me. Brilliant doesn't begin to describe this novel's profound illuminative powers." --Junot Díaz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is both epic and intimate. This is a story of two young people, and a story of families and belonging. That Kiran Desai also finds a way to deftly thread unflinching questions about the imagination and creativity through these immersive pages is brilliant evidence of her formidable and incomparable gifts as a writer. What a magnificent achievement, made all the more rare for its compulsive readability. I could not put this book down." --Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , finalist for the Booker Prize, " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny achieves the ultimate of what a book should do: carry us away into other peoples' lives, thinking as they think, feeling as they feel, until it comes around and shows us to ourselves. Grand, magnificent, intimate, more than wonderful, this is a novel you will hold close to your heart. I certainly did. I cannot recommend it enough." --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Less "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Return "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid, New York Times bestselling author of Exit West "I often get sent galleys. Most of the time I'm impressed but only rarely do I fall so deeply into a book that I lose track of everything. Now, a novel from Kiran Desai is always going to be an event, but The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny will be seismic, trust me. Brilliant doesn't begin to describe this novel's profound illuminative powers." --Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao "I had been dying to read a gorgeously written, sweeping novel like this. Desai's tale--devastating, lyrical, and deeply romantic--grapples with the complexities of artistic ambition, migration, loss, love, and confronts a central question: What does it mean to belong? How does one reach ever toward the future when haunted by the past? This poignant novel--rich with culture, heartbreak, and hope--was an unmitigated joy to read." --Khaled Hosseini, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is both epic and intimate. This is a story of two young people, and a story of families and belonging. That Kiran Desai also finds a way to deftly thread unflinching questions about the imagination and creativity through these immersive pages is brilliant evidence of her formidable and incomparable gifts as a writer. What a magnificent achievement, made all the more rare for its compulsive readability. I could not put this book down." --Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , finalist for the Booker Prize "Rich with old-fashioned storytelling and populated with fully fleshed, nuanced characters, this is a stunner worth savoring." -- Booklist , starred review, "A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again." --Sandra Cisneros " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is a spectacular literary achievement. I wanted to pack a little suitcase and stay inside this book forever." --Ann Patchett "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid, " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny achieves the ultimate of what a book should do: carry us away into other peoples' lives, thinking as they think, feeling as they feel, until it comes around and shows us to ourselves. Grand, magnificent, intimate, more than wonderful, this is a novel you will hold close to your heart. I certainly did. I cannot recommend it enough." --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Less "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Return "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid, New York Times bestselling author of Exit West "I often get sent galleys. Most of the time I'm impressed but only rarely do I fall so deeply into a book that I lose track of everything. Now, a novel from Kiran Desai is always going to be an event, but The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny will be seismic, trust me. Brilliant doesn't begin to describe this novel's profound illuminative powers." --Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is both epic and intimate. This is a story of two young people, and a story of families and belonging. That Kiran Desai also finds a way to deftly thread unflinching questions about the imagination and creativity through these immersive pages is brilliant evidence of her formidable and incomparable gifts as a writer. What a magnificent achievement, made all the more rare for its compulsive readability. I could not put this book down." --Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , finalist for the Booker Prize "Rich with old-fashioned storytelling and populated with fully fleshed, nuanced characters, this is a stunner worth savoring." -- Booklist , starred review, "This poignant novel--rich with culture, heartbreak, and hope--was an unmitigated joy to read." --Khaled Hosseini, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns "As entertaining as it is profound." --The Boston Globe "Brilliant doesn''t begin to describe this novel''s profound illuminative powers." --Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao "[A] luscious love story . . . [a] deeply satisfying read." --Oprah Daily "Stunning . . . an epic, according to some early reviewers, ''immersive'' with its cast of fascinating characters, shifting locales, and a plot that not only is a love story, but also contains elements of a bildungsroman, thriller, and murder mystery." --Poets & Writers "A new literary feast." -- Bustle "This gorgeously written, multilayered novel is a love story of sorts, but it''s arguably more about seeking identity and belonging while navigating two cultures, and intense family ties that both pull and repel."-- AARP " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny achieves the ultimate of what a book should do: carry us away into other peoples'' lives, thinking as they think, feeling as they feel, until it comes around and shows us to ourselves. Grand, magnificent, intimate, more than wonderful, this is a novel you will hold close to your heart. I certainly did. I cannot recommend it enough." --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less "Beautifully-written, acutely observed, and richly textured, this is a stunning, transformative novel of both epic and intimate proportions." --Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other , Winner of the Booker Prize "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return "Literary love stories are vanishingly rare these days, and The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunn y is that even more precious thing: a love story that''s also profound, sparkling, funny, exquisitely written, and that teaches us how to live in full-throated exultation for the astonishments of this world. It has so many urgent things to say--about the costs and consolations of art, about power and class and race and freedom--that reading the book feels like a long conversation at night with your most interesting and ardent friend." --Lauren Groff "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid, New York Times bestselling author of Exit West "What sheer delight! I haven''t read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is both epic and intimate. This is a story of two young people, and a story of families and belonging. What a magnificent achievement, made all the more rare for its compulsive readability. I could not put this book down." --Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , finalist for the Booker Prize "Desai''s artful prose is subtle even when pitched on a grand scale. . . . This ambitious yet intimate saga is well worth the wait." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "Rich with old-fashioned storytelling and populated with fully fleshed, nuanced characters, this is a stunner worth savoring." -- Booklist , starred review "Magnificent . . . A masterpiece." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, "A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again." --Sandra Cisneros " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is a spectacular literary achievement. I wanted to pack a little suitcase and stay inside this book forever." --Ann Patchett "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid "I often get sent galleys. Most of the time I'm impressed but only rarely do I fall so deeply into a book that I lose track of everything. Now, a novel from Kiran Desai is always going to be an event, but The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny will be seismic, trust me. Brilliant doesn't begin to describe this novel's profound illuminative powers." --Junot Díaz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is both epic and intimate. This is a story of two young people, and a story of families and belonging. That Kiran Desai also finds a way to deftly thread unflinching questions about the imagination and creativity through these immersive pages is brilliant evidence of her formidable and incomparable gifts as a writer. What a magnificent achievement, made all the more rare for its compulsive readability. I could not put this book down." --Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , finalist for the Booker Prize, "A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again." --Sandra Cisneros "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar, " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny achieves the ultimate of what a book should do: carry us away into other peoples' lives, thinking as they think, feeling as they feel, until it comes around and shows us to ourselves. Grand, magnificent, intimate, more than wonderful, this is a novel you will hold close to your heart. I certainly did. I cannot recommend it enough." --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell "Magnificent . . . A masterpiece." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid, New York Times bestselling author of Exit West "I often get sent galleys. Most of the time I'm impressed but only rarely do I fall so deeply into a book that I lose track of everything. Now, a novel from Kiran Desai is always going to be an event, but The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny will be seismic, trust me. Brilliant doesn't begin to describe this novel's profound illuminative powers." --Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao "I had been dying to read a gorgeously written, sweeping novel like this. Desai's tale--devastating, lyrical, and deeply romantic--grapples with the complexities of artistic ambition, migration, loss, love, and confronts a central question: What does it mean to belong? How does one reach ever toward the future when haunted by the past? This poignant novel--rich with culture, heartbreak, and hope--was an unmitigated joy to read." --Khaled Hosseini, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is both epic and intimate. This is a story of two young people, and a story of families and belonging. That Kiran Desai also finds a way to deftly thread unflinching questions about the imagination and creativity through these immersive pages is brilliant evidence of her formidable and incomparable gifts as a writer. What a magnificent achievement, made all the more rare for its compulsive readability. I could not put this book down." --Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , finalist for the Booker Prize "Desai's artful prose is subtle even when pitched on a grand scale. . . . This ambitious yet intimate saga is well worth the wait." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "Rich with old-fashioned storytelling and populated with fully fleshed, nuanced characters, this is a stunner worth savoring." -- Booklist , starred review, " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny achieves the ultimate of what a book should do: carry us away into other peoples' lives, thinking as they think, feeling as they feel, until it comes around and shows us to ourselves. Grand, magnificent, intimate, more than wonderful, this is a novel you will hold close to your heart. I certainly did. I cannot recommend it enough." --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid, New York Times bestselling author of Exit West "I often get sent galleys. Most of the time I'm impressed but only rarely do I fall so deeply into a book that I lose track of everything. Now, a novel from Kiran Desai is always going to be an event, but The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny will be seismic, trust me. Brilliant doesn't begin to describe this novel's profound illuminative powers." --Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao "I had been dying to read a gorgeously written, sweeping novel like this. Desai's tale--devastating, lyrical, and deeply romantic--grapples with the complexities of artistic ambition, migration, loss, love, and confronts a central question: What does it mean to belong? How does one reach ever toward the future when haunted by the past? This poignant novel--rich with culture, heartbreak, and hope--was an unmitigated joy to read." --Khaled Hosseini, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is both epic and intimate. This is a story of two young people, and a story of families and belonging. That Kiran Desai also finds a way to deftly thread unflinching questions about the imagination and creativity through these immersive pages is brilliant evidence of her formidable and incomparable gifts as a writer. What a magnificent achievement, made all the more rare for its compulsive readability. I could not put this book down." --Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , finalist for the Booker Prize "Desai's artful prose is subtle even when pitched on a grand scale. . . . This ambitious yet intimate saga is well worth the wait." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "Rich with old-fashioned storytelling and populated with fully fleshed, nuanced characters, this is a stunner worth savoring." -- Booklist , starred review, "A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again." --Sandra Cisneros "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar, " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny achieves the ultimate of what a book should do: carry us away into other peoples' lives, thinking as they think, feeling as they feel, until it comes around and shows us to ourselves. Grand, magnificent, intimate, more than wonderful, this is a novel you will hold close to your heart. I certainly did. I cannot recommend it enough." --Andrew Sean Greer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize "What sheer delight! I haven't read a book that buoyed my soul this much in a very long time--such light, such lightness, such lightness of touch; such beauty, humor, and generosity of spirit. A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose: it softly bombarded me and broke about my heart." --Namwali Serpell "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid "I often get sent galleys. Most of the time I'm impressed but only rarely do I fall so deeply into a book that I lose track of everything. Now, a novel from Kiran Desai is always going to be an event, but The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny will be seismic, trust me. Brilliant doesn't begin to describe this novel's profound illuminative powers." --Junot Díaz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is both epic and intimate. This is a story of two young people, and a story of families and belonging. That Kiran Desai also finds a way to deftly thread unflinching questions about the imagination and creativity through these immersive pages is brilliant evidence of her formidable and incomparable gifts as a writer. What a magnificent achievement, made all the more rare for its compulsive readability. I could not put this book down." --Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , finalist for the Booker Prize "Rich with old-fashioned storytelling and populated with fully fleshed, nuanced characters, this is a stunner worth savoring." -- Booklist , starred review, "As entertaining as it is profound." --The Boston Globe "A transcendent triumph . . . not so much a novel as a marvel." --The New York Times "A dazzling epic . . . immensely entertaining and generative . . . [Desai] pulls it off, not only in her maneuvering of cast and incident, but in her ability to elicit apprehension, laughter, compassion and curiosity in the reader." --The Guardian "A sweeping romance that spans decades and continents . . . epic." -- Time "Brilliant doesn't begin to describe this novel's profound illuminative powers." --Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao "[A] luscious love story . . . [a] deeply satisfying read." --Oprah Daily "Stunning . . . an epic, according to some early reviewers, 'immersive' with its cast of fascinating characters, shifting locales, and a plot that not only is a love story, but also contains elements of a bildungsroman, thriller, and murder mystery." --Poets & Writers "A new literary feast." -- Bustle "This gorgeously written, multilayered novel is a love story of sorts, but it's arguably more about seeking identity and belonging while navigating two cultures, and intense family ties that both pull and repel." --AARP " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny achieves the ultimate of what a book should do: carry us away into other peoples' lives, thinking as they think, feeling as they feel, until it comes around and shows us to ourselves. Grand, magnificent, intimate, more than wonderful, this is a novel you will hold close to your heart. I certainly did. I cannot recommend it enough." --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less "Beautifully-written, acutely observed, and richly textured, this is a stunning, transformative novel of both epic and intimate proportions." --Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other , Winner of the Booker Prize "Kiran Desai reveals the breadth and depth of time, how it weighs on families and nations caught within the drama of history. She captures this with a rare and astute sensitivity that, no matter her subject, casts a light on our present." --Hisham Matar, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return "Literary love stories are vanishingly rare these days, and The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunn y is that even more precious thing: a love story that's also profound, sparkling, funny, exquisitely written, and that teaches us how to live in full-throated exultation for the astonishments of this world. It has so many urgent things to say--about the costs and consolations of art, about power and class and race and freedom--that reading the book feels like a long conversation at night with your most interesting and ardent friend." --Lauren Groff "A powerful novel by a writer strong enough to pull back together worlds that are being pulled apart." --Mohsin Hamid, New York Times bestselling author of Exit West " The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is both epic and intimate. This is a story of two young people, and a story of families and belonging. What a magnificent achievement, made all the more rare for its compulsive readability. I could not put this book down." --Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , finalist for the Booker Prize "Desai's artful prose is subtle even when pitched on a grand scale. . . . This ambitious yet intimate saga is well worth the wait." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "Rich with old-fashioned storytelling and populated with fully fleshed, nuanced characters, this is a stunner worth savoring." -- Booklist , starred review
Synopsis
BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLIST * KIRKUS PRIZE FINALIST * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years--an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of Loss "A transcendent triumph . . . not so much a novel as a marvel."-- The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "A magnificent saga."-- Washington Post "Lavish, funny, smart, and wise, this is a novel that will last."-- The Boston Globe "A spectacular literary achievement. I wanted to pack a little suitcase and stay inside this book forever."--Ann Patchett "A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again."--Sandra Cisneros "Devastating, lyrical, and deeply romantic . . . an unmitigated joy to read."--Khaled Hosseini "A masterpiece."-- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "A sweeping page-turner, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is a kind of Romeo and Juliet story for a modern, globalized age."-- Publishers Weekly (Top 10 New Fall Books) One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Fall: The New York Times, Oprah Daily, Time, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post , The Guardian, Harper's Bazaar, The Associated Press, Economist, Vulture, AARP, Ms. Magazine, Bustle, Book Riot, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Lit Hub, LibbyLife When Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that served only to drive Sonia and Sunny apart. Sonia, an aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont, has returned to her family in India. She fears that she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once turned for intimacy and inspiration. Sunny, a struggling journalist resettled in New York City, is attempting to flee his imperious mother and the violence of his warring clan. Uncertain of their future, Sonia and Sunny embark on a search for happiness together as they confront the many alienations of our modern world. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country, class, race, history, and the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next. A love story, a family saga, and a rich novel of ideas, it is the most ambitious and accomplished work yet by one of our greatest novelists., BOOKER PRIZE LONGLIST - KIRKUS PRIZE FINALIST A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years--an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of Loss "A spectacular literary achievement. I wanted to pack a little suitcase and stay inside this book forever."--Ann Patchett "A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again."--Sandra Cisneros "Devastating, lyrical, and deeply romantic . . . an unmitigated joy to read."--Khaled Hosseini "A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose."--Namwali Serpell "Magnificent . . . A masterpiece."-- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "A sweeping page-turner, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is a kind of Romeo and Juliet story for a modern, globalized age."-- Publishers Weekly (Top 10 New Fall Books) One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Fall: The New York Times, Oprah Daily, Time, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post , The Associated Press, Vulture, Ms. Magazine, Book Riot, Publishers Weekly When Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that served only to drive Sonia and Sunny apart. Sonia, an aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont, has returned to her family in India. She fears that she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once turned for intimacy and inspiration. Sunny, a struggling journalist resettled in New York City, is attempting to flee his imperious mother and the violence of his warring clan. Uncertain of their future, Sonia and Sunny embark on a search for happiness together as they confront the many alienations of our modern world. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country, class, race, history, and the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next. A love story, a family saga, and a rich novel of ideas, it is the most ambitious and accomplished work yet by one of our greatest novelists.
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