AMITY

Nathan Harris proves once again that he is one of the greatest literary minds of our generation. The appropriately titled Amity is a mightily engrossing tale, filled with magnificently realized and unforgettable characters in a world that is so thoroughly imagined. Harris employs such careful, balanced storytelling, crafting a novel that is at once harrowing and gentle, dangerous but romantic. Readers will find that for every sorrow there is a joy and for every fool there is a lesson. And it is all woven together with such impeccable prose. Amity is a deeply adventurous and astonishingly beautiful book

To call Nathan Harris's Amity a standout novel doesn't do it enough justice. The writing is flawless, the characters unforgettable and, most importantly, the story the world Harris builds never lets us go. A brilliantly executed book

I fell into this stunning novel as into another world, with the shock of encountering something truly original. An epic tale of a budding genius pulled through the borderlands, AMITY is harrowing, often beautiful, and deeply moving

A powerful meditation on loss, loyalty and the price of survival

Harris deploys a rich, supple prose as he explores differing notions of freedom and love in a highly accomplished novel

Beautifully lyrical book

Harris writes with a sparseness and beauty that mirror the landscape of Mexico

Written in beautiful prose that alternates between the first and third person, Amity is a hugely compelling read

Smart, sensitive and very assured... Harris's perceptive writing of the fraught relationships between Amity's central characters is outstanding. A warm-hearted and worthy contribution to the American literature of emancipation

Harris expertly sets his various storylines rolling in this fast-moving tale, by turns piquant and poignant . . . terrifically entertaining