Stranger - Couverture rigide

'Intense, its language clear, its story provocative and exciting. Novels as good as this come around rarely' Samantha Harvey, author of The Wilderness

'Breathtaking... a work of genius' Matthew Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of We Are Not Ourselves

'An edge-of-the-seat trip... puts to the test the notion of what borders are and questions the entitlements they give us' Daily Mail

'An amazing story of the lengths a mother will go to in order to save her child... I'd urge anyone who struggles to sympathise with immigrants to read this book' The Bookbag

'I loved Stranger from start to finish' The Girly Bookclub

'Bergen writes with authority and we are pulled in from the first page... he shows a fine understanding of human emotions' Maddy Broome, Bookhugger 5-star review

'Like watching a game of Russian roulette... Stranger feels like a caution, warning of the dangers of continued disunity and the growing rift from inequality' Toronto Star

'Brilliant and utterly convincing' --Globe and Mail

'The gorgeous lyricism of David Bergen's latest novel recalls the atmosphere of Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea' --Maclean's

'Arguably his best novel... The book manages the rare feat of being profound and important but at the same time absolutely gripping' --Quill & Quire

Novels as good as this come around rarely' Samantha Harvey, author of The Wilderness

'I loved Stranger from start to finish' The Girly Bookclub

By the Giller Prize-winning author of The Time in Between, an ageless story in which the themes of immigration and refugees, exploitation and vulnerability, rich and poor collide to make a powerful and affecting novel. The profound intelligence and political resonance readers have come to expect from David Bergen are on rich display in his new novel.

Íso is a young Guatemalan woman who meets a charming doctor, Eric. When an accident forces him to unexpectedly leave Guatemala, Íso is left heartbroken and pregnant. But her dreams of raising her newborn come to a halt when her daughter is abducted and taken to America. Determined to reclaim her stolen child, Íso makes her way north, descending into a world full of danger. In a place of shifting boundaries, she must decide who she can trust, aware that a wrong decision could mean losing her daughter forever.