Laura Brooke Robson grew up in the mountains of Oregon and studied English at Stanford University. She wrote A CURSE FOR THE HOMESICK while living in Melbourne, Australia; she now lives in New York, where she enjoys drinking too much coffee and swimming in places she's not supposed to swim.
A lyrical, melancholy, and deeply moving story about the people we love and the places we long for, even when we know we shouldn't. Aching and poignant * Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning * A thoroughly modern love story set against a backdrop of ancient mythology, it evokes perfectly that feeling of, at long last, finding the only place in this world that is home. Deeply atmospheric, profound, and beautiful * James Goodhand, author of The Day Tripper * With her signature atmospheric prose and incisive eye for detail, Robson will make you yearn for a place you've never been. A bittersweet, hopeful tale about what it means to belong to a place - and how love is a risk worth taking * Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic * Stunning, heartbreaking, a gorgeous lyrical page-turner, A Curse for the Homesick is a must-read for anyone who understands that love is the deepest, darkest form of magic * Meg Shaffer, USA Today bestselling author of The Lost Story * Star-crossed lovers, a remote island, a deadly curse...A Curse for the Homesick is an emotionally-charged rollercoaster that is as sexy as it is haunting. You won't want to put it down, but you might have to once in a while just to catch your breath. * Ruth Emmie Lang, author of The Wilderwoman *