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NATIONAL BESTSELLER * TODAY SHOW PICK "Enchanting"--John Updike, "The New Yorker" "Devastating, heartbreaking...an astonishment."--"Esquire ""****"--"People" "Quietly dazzling...keenly affecting."--"The New York Times Book Review" "This year's break-out novel."--"Entertainment Weekly ""A devastating new writer"-Michael Cunningham "A fable of surpassing gravity and beauty."--"San Francisco Chronicle ""One of the most talented writers around."--Michael Chabon "Elegant and graceful."--"Miami Herald ""Brilliantly conceived."--"Los Angeles Times" "A breath-taking love story...a profound meditation on life."--"Salon.com ""A writer of great daring and originality."--Peter Carey "It leaves its readers ...both younger and wiser."--"Washington Post" "What's most impressive about Greer's work is the emotional intensity...and the deep beauty of his prose"--"The Atlanta Journal Constitution ""This is the kind of book that makes you laugh out loud, write notes in the margins and shed tears onto its pages."--Neil LaBute "Surprisingly and genuinely affecting."--"Library Journal ""Strikingly original and beautifully told."--"Bookpage ""Weird and wonderful...[a] deft new modern master."--"Elle.com ""[It] strums the heartstrings again and again...positively captivating."--"Booklist" "Mesmerizing and heartbreaking."--"Publishers Weekly" "The delights are many....old-fashioned narrative fun in a literary hall of mirrors."--"Kirkus Review ""A mythic, Proustian romance...a brilliant story."--"The Times" (London)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * TODAY SHOW PICK

"Enchanting"--John Updike, "The New Yorker"
"Devastating, heartbreaking...an astonishment."--"Esquire "
"****"--"People"
"Quietly dazzling...keenly affecting."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"This year's break-out novel."--"Entertainment Weekly "
"A devastating new writer"-Michael Cunningham
"A fable of surpassing gravity and beauty."--"San Francisco Chronicle "
"One of the most talented writers around."--Michael Chabon
"Elegant and graceful."--"Miami Herald "
"Brilliantly conceived."--"Los Angeles Times"
"A breath-taking love story...a profound meditation on life."--"Salon.com "
"A writer of great daring and originality."--Peter Carey
"It leaves its readers ...both younger and wiser."--"Washington Post "
"What's most impressive about Greer's work is the emotional intensity...and the deep beauty of his prose"--"The Atlanta Journal Constitution "
"This is the kind of book that makes you laugh out loud, write notes in the margins and shed tears onto its pages."--Neil LaBute
"Surprisingly and genuinely affecting."--"Library Journal "
"Strikingly original and beautifully told."--"Bookpage "
"Weird and wonderful...[a] deft new modern master."--"Elle.com "
"[It] strums the heartstrings again and again...positively captivating."--"Booklist"
"Mesmerizing and heartbreaking."--"Publishers Weekly"
"The delights are many....old-fashioned narrative fun in a literary hall of mirrors."
--"Kirkus Review "
"A mythic, Proustian romance...a brilliant story."--"The Times" (London)
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * TODAY SHOW PICK
"Enchanting"--John Updike, "The New Yorker"
"Devastating, heartbreaking...an astonishment."--"Esquire "
"****"--"People"
"Quietly dazzling...keenly affecting."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"This year's break-out novel."--"Entertainment Weekly "
"A devastating new writer"-Michael Cunningham
"A fable of surpassing gravity and beauty."--"San Francisco Chronicle "
"One of the most talented writers around."--Michael Chabon
"Elegant and graceful."--"Miami Herald "
"Brilliantly conceived."--"Los Angeles Times"
"A breath-taking love story...a profound meditation on life."--"Salon.com "
"A writer of great daring and originality."--Peter Carey
"It leaves its readers ...both younger and wiser."--"Washington Post "
"What's most impressive about Greer's work is the emotional intensity...and the deep beauty of his prose"--"The Atlanta Journal Constitution "
"This is the kind of book that makes you laugh out loud, write notes in the margins and shed tears onto its pages."--Neil LaBute
"Surprisingly and genuinely affecting."--"Library Journal "
"Strikingly original and beautifully told."--"Bookpage "
"Weird and wonderful...[a] deft new modern master."--"Elle.com "
"[It] strums the heartstrings again and again...positively captivating."--"Booklist"
"Mesmerizing and heartbreaking."--"Publishers Weekly"
"The delights are many....old-fashioned narrative fun in a literary hall of mirrors."
--"Kirkus Review "
"A mythic, Proustian romance...a brilliant story."--"The Times" (London)
"A devastating new writer"-Michael Cunningham

"What's most impressive about Greer's work is the emotional intensity...and the deep beauty of his

A devastating new writer--Michael Cunningham

Enchanting "John Updike, The New Yorker"

Devastating, heartbreaking...an astonishment. "Esquire"

**** "People"

Quietly dazzling...keenly affecting. "The New York Times Book Review"

This year's break-out novel. "Entertainment Weekly"

A devastating new writer Michael Cunningham

A fable of surpassing gravity and beauty. "San Francisco Chronicle"

One of the most talented writers around. "Michael Chabon"

Elegant and graceful. "Miami Herald"

Brilliantly conceived. "Los Angeles Times"

A breath-taking love story...a profound meditation on life. "Salon.com"

A writer of great daring and originality. "Peter Carey"

It leaves its readers ...both younger and wiser. "Washington Post"

What's most impressive about Greer's work is the emotional intensity...and the deep beauty of his prose. "The Atlanta Journal Constitution"

This is the kind of book that makes you laugh out loud, write notes in the margins and shed tears onto its pages. "Neil LaBute"

Surprisingly and genuinely affecting. "Library Journal"

Strikingly original and beautifully told. "Bookpage"

Weird and wonderful...[a] deft new modern master. "Elle.com"

[It] strums the heartstrings again and again...positively captivating. "Booklist"

Mesmerizing and heartbreaking. "Publishers Weekly"

The delights are many....old-fashioned narrative fun in a literary hall of mirrors. "Kirkus Review"

A mythic, Proustian romance...a brilliant story. "The Times (London)""

Born as an old man, Max Tivoli lives his life aging backwards, falling in love and living an odd, sometimes terrifying life in San Francisco at the turn of the ninetheeth century. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.