“Moving… a plot that surprises and devastates.”
“The Women In The Castle is a vivid and gripping tale of endurance in the wake of World War II. . . . A joy to read, this is a beautiful and important book.”
Meet the Author
Jessica Shattuck’s fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Glamour, Open City, and The Tampa Review among other publications. Her nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, Mother Jones, Wired, The Believer Magazine, and The Boston Globe. Full Bio
More Novels by Jessica
“Perfect Life is a vivid, fascinating snapshot of the way some of us live now....”
— Tom Perotta, author of Little Children and The Leftovers.
“A witty and promising first novel…[Shattuck’s] descriptive brio can leave the reader punchy with surprise and admiration.”
— Jennifer Egan, New York Times Book Review