The Ruin of Everything

FINALIST, AMERICAN LEGACY BOOK AWARDS

"The real pleasure of this book lies in Stapleton's irrepressible approach to narrative structure. Long, loose chains of events culminate in volta-like swerves.... these endings refashion early meanderings in thrilling flashes." -The New York Times

"Stapleton's complex narrative structure will undoubtedly bedevil and enchant while wrestling with fundamental questions about identity." -Politico

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