The Last Animal Space Opera in the sweltering heat of

in the sweltering heat of the jungle

he asks pressing questions about why

a gorgeous retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the many women involved in its causes and consequences - for fans of Madeline Miller

But when he smiled

Definitive and singular

The Last Animal Space Opera in the sweltering heat ofA playful, witty, and resonant novel in which a single mother and her two teen daughters engage in a wild scientific experiment and discover themselves in the process, from the award winning writer of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty Teenage sisters Eve and Vera never imagined their summer vacation would be spent in the Arctic, tagging along on their mother's scientific expedition. But there's a lot about their lives lately that hasn't been going