About the Author

Richard Powers has published thirteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory and his most recent novel, Bewilderment, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He lives in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Reviews

He composes some of the most beautiful sentences I've ever read. I'm in awe of his talent
*Oprah Winfrey*

Both touching and finely written
*Daily Telegraph*

Deftly crafted . . . packs an emotional punch
*Daily Mail*

Heartfelt . . . with fantastical digressions to other planets and a rueful celebration of our own
*Guardian*

Powers has the rare gift of being able to deal with big ideas while keeping you interested in the lives and emotions of his characters
*Sebastian Faulks*