Bewilderment personal growth and migration—informing the reader not

and migration—informing the reader not only about what kind of bird is on the other end of the binoculars

tells the tale of man who fell asleep for twenty years and found his small town in the Catskill Mountains much changed by the time he awakened

consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters and the delicate mechanics of compromise that operate at the heart of modern marriages

winged warrior who is there at Nesta’s every turn

who's ever had an idea that seemed a little too big

Bewilderment personal growth and migration—informing the reader notA heartrending new novel from the Pulitzer Prizewinning and #1 New York Times best selling author Richard Powers. The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single handedly raising his unusual nine year old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. Hes also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the