RECENT NEWS
The Mercy of Thin Air is now available in a French translation. One of France's largest book clubs chose it as a premiere selection and has distributed it to Belgium and Quebec as well. The title translates to The Breath of Eternity.
PRAISE
"Filled with vivid descriptions of . . . marvelous human sensations that people take for granted and that spirits can only wistfully recall, this is a novel that gets under ones skin."
Library Journal (starred review)
"Domingue's vision of the shifting, shadowy world of the dead is convincing and surprisingly affecting . . . and stays just the right side of romantic."
Daily Mail (London)
"Love and death come together in a
mysterious union. Wonderful."
Elle Magazine (Germany) For more reviews, click here.
HONORS
Finalist, 2005 Borders Original Voices Award
Oct. 2005 Redbook Magazine RedBook Club Pick
Oct. 2005 Book Sense Pick
Acquired in 11 other countries:
Germany, U.K., Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland,
Japan, China, Norway, Portugal, and France
Nominee, 2006 SIBA Book Award for Fiction
Long Listed, 2005 James Tiptree, Jr. Award
Pulpwood Queens Book Club Official Selection
   
   
  
updated 4/8/2008 |