The Invisible Circus

In Jennifer Egan's highly acclaimed first novel, set in 1978, the political drama and tensions of the 1960's form a backdrop for the world of eighteen-year-old Phoebe O'Connor, obsessed with the memory of her sister Faith.

Faith was a beautiful, idealistic hippie who died in Italy in 1970. In order to find out the truth about Faith's life and death, Phoebe retraces her sister's steps from San Francisco across Europe, a quest which yields both complex and disturbing revelations about family, love and Faith's lost generation.

This spellbinding novel introduced Egan's remarkable ability to tie suspense with deeply insightful characters and the nuances of emotion.