![]() ![]() ![]() It's a far more straightforward narration in style. The Invisible Circus is not a new Egan book, but rather a re-issue of her debut novel, first published in 1995. The Pulitzer Prize is always one of the more random of literary prizes but Egan's book was fresh and entertaining, and while a bit tricksy in format, carried it off well. Jennifer Egan is best known for her Pulitzer-winning 2011 novel A Visit from the Goon Squad. Faith was always her father's favourite, While Phoebe's older brother, Barry, is now a computer millionaire, on leaving high school Phoebe decides on a whim to follow her sister's path to Europe in the hope of finding what happened in Italy and to finally understand her beloved sister's actions. Her father died some years ago, before her elder sister, Faith, a charismatic idealist and true child of the 1960s left for Europe where she died in 1970. ![]() ![]() Set in 1978, 18-year old Phoebe is living with her mother in San Francisco. Set in the late 1970s it explores the differences in values of the previous generation but after a stunning opening, rather loses its punch and charm. Summary: A re-issue of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Jennifer Egan's debut novel tells the story of a young girl seeking to explore the death of her older sister. ![]()
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