The Bones of Grace - Hardcover

"Reading THE BONES OF GRACE, Tahmima Anam's new novel, you'll be moved by the author's portrayal of hollowed-out characters pining for that which would make them whole again."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"For those lucky enough to now be discovering Anam for the first time, a priceless literary gift awaits..."--Christian Science Monitor

"Anam captures two very different cultures in an introspective character study that will mesmerize readers from the very first page."--Publishers Weekly

"An engrossing tale set in an unfamiliar landscape that is both a love story and a glimpse into the lives of people living and working in the most unfortunate circumstances."--Library Journal

"The Bones of Grace is beautifully written and carefully crafted, satisfyingly weaving together its twists and turns..."--India Today

"Love and estrangement, science and tradition, discovery and loss - with majesty, brilliant metaphor and unerring precision, Tahmima Anam explores the essential dichotomies of our present and past."--Manil Suri, author of THE DEATH OF VISHNU

"Fierce and intimate, lyrical and expansive, The Bones of Grace offers what a great novel does: symphonic movements, historical landscapes that shape our private landscapes of love and life, mysteries and enchantments, the unforgettable and the unforgotten. Tahmima Anam is a mesmerizer."--Yiyun Li, author of KINDER THAN SOLITUDE and THE VAGRANTS, PEN/Hemingway Award Winner

"Expansive yet intimate, weighty yet incisively funny, THE BONES OF GRACE is a powerful examination of what it means to live in a world of collapsing boundaries and conflicting values. Few people write about identity and culture with such elegance and intelligence as Tahmima Anam."--Tash Aw, author of Five Star Billionaire

"Anam's writing is most memorable when she deals in love and bones--the romance and the paleontological work she calls 'our little argument with time.'"--The New Yorker

"Beauty and pain thrive alongside one another in Anam's intricate tragedy of thwarted love and deep divides in social classes...compelling..."--Shelf Awareness

From the award-winning, nationally bestselling author of A Golden Age and The Good Muslim comes a lyrical, deeply moving modern love story about belonging, migration, tragedy, survival and the mysteries of origins.