This Strange Eventful History

Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize * Longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize * Winner of the 2024 Deborah Pease Prize A 2024 New York Times Best Historical Fiction Book • One of the Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2024 • A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 • A Boston Globe Best Book of 2024 • A Financial Times Best Book of 2024 • A Vogue Best Book of 2024 • An Oprah Daily Best book of the Year • A Slate Best Book of the Year • A Chicago Public Library Must-Read of 2024 • A Literary Hub Best Book of 2024 • A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2024 • A Bookpage Best Book of the Year • A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year • A Booklist Best Book of 2024 An immersive, masterful story of a family born on the wrong side of history, from one of our finest contemporary novelists.