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Terrace story

Hilary Leichter

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

In Terrace Story, Annie and her family find a beautiful terrace hidden in the closet of their cramped city apartment. It seems to only appear when their friend Stephanie visits. But every extra bit of space has a hidden cost, and the terrace sets off a seismic chain of events, forever changing the shape of the world. Terrace Story is exploration of space and of love — how distance is an unavoidable part of life and how nearness can never be completely near, even with the people we love the most.

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ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Hilary
Leichter

Hilary Leichter is the author of the novels Temporary and Terrace Story. She has been a finalist for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Prize, and was longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Her writing has appeared in n+1, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, and her work in Harper’s Magazine won the 2021 National Magazine Award in Fiction. She teaches at Columbia University and lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Hilary Leichter is the author of the novels Temporary and Terrace Story. She has been a finalist for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Prize, and was longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Her writing has appeared in n+1, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, and her work in Harper’s Magazine won the 2021 National Magazine Award in Fiction. She teaches at Columbia University and lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

Because of his innovative writing and his deeply philosophic meaning.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
29/08/2023
Country
United States
Author
Hilary Leichter
Publisher
HarperCollins
Nominating Library
Biblioteca Vila de Gràcia – Rosa Maria Arquimbau - Spain
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