by Téa Obreht
First published 2024
Expelled from home, Silvia and her mother settle at the crumbling Morningside tower. Silvia's aunt Ena shares folktales of Silvia's demolished homeland, igniting her imagination. Obsessed with the enigmatic penthouse resident Bezi Duras, Silvia's quest to uncover the truth may cost her everything.
Genres: literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Morningside, Silvia's Homeland
Period: Contemporary
285 pages · Paperback · Weidenfeld & Nicolson