The Anthill

A brilliant, feverishly imaginative novel. Sharlene Teo\r\nSeriously impressive. Claire Adam\r\nA vibrantly intelligent work. Sergio de la Pava\r\nSuperb. Kelly Link\r\n\r\nLina returns to Colombia after twenty years away. Sent to England after her mothers death when she was eight, shes searching for the person who can tell her whats happened in the time that has passed. Matty - Linas childhood confidant, her best friend - now runs a refuge called The Anthill for the street kids of Medellin. But her long-anticipated reunion with him is struck by tension. Memory is fallible, and Linda discovers that everyone has a version of the past that is very, very different.\r\n\r\nInternational in scope, profoundly human in its concerns, it feels like just the kind of novel we need in unsettling times.\r\nLaird Hunt