Thrust

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INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER THRUST IS: "Epic." -The New York Times "A triumph." -Elle "Stunningly beautiful." -The Daily Beast "Both of the moment and utterly timeless." -Chicago Review of Books "A book to take in wide-eyed." -Rebecca Makkai NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST As rising waters-and an encroaching police state-endanger her life and family, a girl with the gifts of a "carrier" travels through water and time to rescue vulnerable figures from the margins of history Lidia Yuknavitch has an unmatched gift for capturing stories of people on the margins-vulnerable humans leading lives of challenge and transcendence. Now, Yuknavitch offers an imaginative masterpiece: the story of Laisvė, a motherless girl from the late 21st century who is learning her power as a carrier, a person who can harness the power of meaningful objects to carry her through time. Sifting through the detritus of a fallen city known as the Brook, she discovers a talisman that will mysteriously connect her with ...