One August afternoon, two sisters-Sophia, eight, and Alyona, eleven-go missing from a beach on the far-flung Kamchatka Peninsula in northeastern Russia.

is a testament to the novel's power.” - The New York Times Book Review Phillips's deep examination of loss and longing.

A propulsive, emotionally engaging debut novel about the intricate bonds of family and community, in a Russia unlike any we have seen before.

Lori Feathers, Interabang Books, Dallas, TX The mystery of the girls’ fates will keep you on the edge of your seat, but even more impressive is the way Phillips portrays the lives of her female characters-women who struggle to obtain a better life for themselves and their children, lives unencumbered by the racism, economic instability, and isolation inherent in living in a disregarded and harsh corner of Russia’s vast landscape.” “A thrilling and original debut novel that explores the lives of several women living in Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula whose lives are unknowingly connected by the unsolved disappearances of three girls. Casey Coonerty, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA Summer 2020 Reading Group Indie Next List The stories of the women there-their family dynamics, their hopes and fears, the economic and cultural divide of various communities-tell a moving story about this place in a moment in time, but ultimately about the universal struggle of women living with the expectations placed on them. She beautifully transports us to a region of the world that I had never heard of and now can’t stop thinking about.

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