To Paradise

To Paradise is a novel by Hanya Yanagihara that explores the idea of utopia through three centuries and three different versions of America. The characters are united by their reckonings with human qualities and their longing to find a place in earthly paradise.

Format: Hardback
Length: 720 pages
Publication date: 11 January 2022
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Im not sure Ive ever missed the world of a book as much as I have missed the world of To Paradise. This bold, brilliant novel spans three centuries and three different versions of the elusive idea of utopia, driven by Hanya Yanagihara's understanding of our desire to protect those we love – lovers, children, friends, family, and even our fellow citizens – and the pain that ensues when we cannot.

In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love as they please (or so it seems). In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. In 2093, in a world torn apart by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist's damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him – and solve the mystery of her husband's disappearance.

What unites these characters, and these Americas, are their reckonings with the qualities that make us human – fear, love, shame, loneliness – and the longing to find a place in an earthly paradise.

"Not only rare . . . revolutionary – Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours" "Prepare to weep in public and be utterly transformed – Stylist"

Weight: 1200g
Dimension: 164 x 243 x 64 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529077476