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"A novel from the author of A Separation, a taut and electrifying story about a woman caught between many truths. An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities, she is looking for a place to finally call home. She's drawn into simmering personal dramas: her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage. Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as she befriends the victim's sister. And she's…

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8 editions · 2 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2022
    Riverhead Books · 240 pages · 9780399576171
  • Paperback · English · 2021
    Penguin Publishing Group · 9780593420171
  • Hardcover · English · 2021
    Riverhead Books · 240 pages · 9780399576164
  • Other · English · 2022
    Penguin Random House · 9781529112078
  • Other · English · 2021
    Penguin Random House · 9781473572478
  • Other · English · 2021
    Center Point Large Print · 9781638081357
New York Times reviewedAmerican literatureFictionTranslatorsWomen translatorsInterpersonal relationsInternational Court of JusticeFICTION / Psychological