"Much like Primo Levi's, Singer's prose is sparse, searing, and hauntingly descriptive." - BOMB
"An unusually layered debut. In short, taut chapters, [Underground Fugue] alternates between two families who have suddenly become neighbours... When terror strikes, the plot accelerates and the novel's strands converge brilliantly." - Publishers Weekly
"Singer gracefully weaves the fugue motif throughout her debut novel... The result is an nuanced, realistic exploration of themes of loss and identity, which seem particularly relevant in these uncertain times." - Library Journal"One of the most astonishing literary debuts in recent memory." - Miami Herald
"Singer's introspective tale of displaced characters casts a subtle light on current events." - Booklist "Singer's novel travels up and down the scale of sorrow, reflecting the musical and psychological connotations of her title... This haunting story...feels suspended in a murky state between memory and presence, happiness and despair." - The Washington Post"Subtle, affecting... The novel shimmers between meanings, never settling on the single one." - Columbus Dispatch
"The characters...are constructed with depth and richness... Singer's London emerges as a place of missed connections, miscommunications and misinterpretations." - New York Times --New York TimesEsther, an American recovering from the death of her adolescent son and seeming dissolution of her marriage moves to London to care for her dying mother; Lonia, Esther's mother, is haunted by memories of fleeing Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II; Javad, their next-door neighbor and an Iranian neuroscientist, struggles to connect with his college-aged son; and Javad's son, Amir, a self-defined urban explorer seeks identity and escape from his parents' bickering.
As Esther settles into her new life in London, she becomes fascinated by her neighbors attracted to Javad and reminded of her own son by Amir. After the 7/7 terrorist attack, Esther "betrays" Amir to the local police. But Amir is no terrorist, and ultimately Esther must confront the consequences of her actions, and their connection to the story of her mother's past.
A powerful and moving novel set against the 7/7 London bombings, Underground Fugue skillfully weaves the stories of four very different characters to form a unique and memorable story.
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