Far to Go in Bloomington, MN

"Deftlystructured and . . . seamless." —
Globe and Mail
(Toronto)
"[A]nuanced and layered portrait of betrayal. . . . The strength of
Far to Go
lies in Pick's ability to show precisely why one person could turn on another,how a single word spoken on impulse could have devastating results." —
MontrealGazette
Alison Pick, acclaimed author of
The Sweet Edge
, delivers the moving and suspenseful story of an affluentJewish family in Czechoslovakia at the onset of World War II, and the governesswho forever alters their future when she seeks shelter in their midst.Interwoven with a present-day narrative revealing each character’s fates after thewar,
is an emotionallyvivid, masterfully wrought narrative that the
Montreal Gazette
calls, "an intriguing experiment in the art ofstorytelling."