I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company - Hardcover

"Fascinating, multifaceted . . . Hall's magnum opus of a historical novel makes hugely enterprising use of firsthand accounts of the pioneering journey."

aArtful layering and flawless pacing transform a monolithic legend into a quixotic, heartbreaking story, one you enter rather than salute.a ("The Boston Globe") aHall, a spellbinding prose stylist, writes with the kind of ethereal poetic sweep found in the historical novels of Michael Ondaatje and Wallace Stegner.a ("Los Angeles Times") aFascinating, multifaceted . . . Hallas magnum opus of a historical novel makes hugely enterprising use of firsthand accounts of the pioneering journey.a ("The New York Times")

?Artful layering and flawless pacing transform a monolithic legend into a quixotic, heartbreaking story, one you enter rather than salute.? ("The Boston Globe") Hall, a spellbinding prose stylist, writes with the kind of ethereal poetic sweep found in the historical novels of Michael Ondaatje and Wallace Stegner.? ("Los Angeles Times") Fascinating, multifaceted . . . Hall's magnum opus of a historical novel makes hugely enterprising use of firsthand accounts of the pioneering journey.? ("The New York Times")

"Artful layering and flawless pacing transform a monolithic legend into a quixotic, heartbreaking story, one you enter rather than salute." --The Boston Globe

"Hall, a spellbinding prose stylist, writes with the kind of ethereal poetic sweep found in the historical novels of Michael Ondaatje and Wallace Stegner." --Los Angeles Times

"Fascinating, multifaceted . . . Hall's magnum opus of a historical novel makes hugely enterprising use of firsthand accounts of the pioneering journey." --The New York Times

Artful layering and flawless pacing transform a monolithic legend into a quixotic, heartbreaking story, one you enter rather than salute. The Boston Globe

Hall, a spellbinding prose stylist, writes with the kind of ethereal poetic sweep found in the historical novels of Michael Ondaatje and Wallace Stegner. Los Angeles Times

Fascinating, multifaceted . . . Hall s magnum opus of a historical novel makes hugely enterprising use of firsthand accounts of the pioneering journey. The New York Times

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Brian Hall is the author of two previous novels, most recently The Saskiad, and three works of nonfiction. His journalism has appeared in publications such as Time, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine.