Karen Fisher has lived in the West as a teacher, wrangler, farmer, and carpenter. She now lives with her husband and their three children on an island in the Puget Sound.
A splendid novel, rendering a past era of America with resonant clarity and unfolding an achingly human story. Fisher also has a distinctively lovely narrative voice. This is a very impressive debut from a writer I will be delighted to follow in the years to come. -Robert Olen Butler, author of Had a Good Time A gorgeous and mesmerizing story of a journey. Fisher provides both the historical context and the perfect detail with equal grace. She deals in big emotions, big adventures, big landscapes, and human-size people. This is a remarkable, remarkable book and I loved every word of it. -Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club On every page of A Sudden Country, Karen Fisher finds a way to astonish- with her extraordinary command of period details, with her profound insights into love-tormented hearts and minds, with her style, which is both lyrical and economical. This is a magnificent debut. -Larry Watson, author of Orchard and Montana 1948 A Sudden Country will take you to the frontiers of your heart. Let Karen Fisher's story remind you of what we all know most deeply: Life itself-the will to survive-depends on love. -Thomas Eidson, author of The Missing From the Hardcover edition. A splendid novel, rendering a past era of America with resonant clarity and unfolding an achingly human story. Fisher also has a distinctively lovely narrative voice. This is a very impressive debut from a writer I will be delighted to follow in the years to come. Robert Olen Butler, author of Had a Good Time A gorgeous and mesmerizing story of a journey. Fisher provides both the historical context and the perfect detail with equal grace. She deals in big emotions, big adventures, big landscapes, and human-size people. This is a remarkable, remarkable book and I loved every word of it. Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club On every page of A Sudden Country, Karen Fisher finds a way to astonish with her extraordinary command of period details, with her profound insights into love-tormented hearts and minds, with her style, which is both lyrical and economical. This is a magnificent debut. Larry Watson, author of Orchard and Montana 1948 A Sudden Country will take you to the frontiers of your heart. Let Karen Fisher s story remind you of what we all know most deeply: Life itself the will to survive depends on love. Thomas Eidson, author of The Missing From the Hardcover edition. A splendid novel, rendering a past era of America with resonant clarity and unfolding an achingly human story. Fisher also has a distinctively lovely narrative voice. This is a very impressive debut from a writer I will be delighted to follow in the years to come. - Robert Olen Butler, author of Had a Good Time A gorgeous and mesmerizing story of a journey. Fisher provides both the historical context and the perfect detail with equal grace. She deals in big emotions, big adventures, big landscapes, and human-size people. This is a remarkable, remarkable book and I loved every word of it. - Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club On every page of A Sudden Country, Karen Fisher finds a way to astonish- with her extraordinary command of period details, with her profound insights into love-tormented hearts and minds, with her style, which is both lyrical and economical. This is a magnificent debut. - Larry Watson, author of Orchard and Montana 1948 A Sudden Country will take you to the frontiers of your heart. Let Karen Fisher's story remind you of what we all know most deeply: Life itself- the will to survive- depends on love. - Thomas Eidson, author of The Missing From the Hardcover edition.