Along the way, they encounter black sand beaches, cucumber farms, lava fields, flocks of sheep, an Estonian choir, a falconer, a hitchhiker, and both of her exes desperate for another chance. But when the boy chooses the winning numbers for a lottery ticket, the two of them set off on a road trip across Iceland with a glove compartment stuffed full of their jackpot earnings. Instead, her plans are wrecked by her best friend's four-year-old deaf-mute son, thrust into her reluctant care. I just love this book." -Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle and The Obituary WriterĪfter a day of being dumped-twice-and accidentally killing a goose, a young woman yearns for a tropical vacation far from the chaos of her life. Zany, surprising, full of twists and turns, it left me breathless.
"I can't remember the last time I was so enchanted by a novel like I am by Butterflies in November. * Long-listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2014 *
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