The Anthill

The Anthill

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Publisher's Synopsis

'A brilliant, feverishly imaginative novel.' Sharlene Teo
'Seriously impressive.' Claire Adam
'A vibrantly intelligent work.' Sergio de la Pava
'Superb.'
Kelly Link


Lina returns to Colombia after twenty years away. Sent to England after her mother's death when she was eight, she's searching for the person who can tell her what's happened in the time that has passed. Matty - Lina's childhood confidant, her best friend - now runs a refuge called The Anthill for the street kids of Medellìn. But her long-anticipated reunion with him is struck by tension. Memory is fallible, and Lina discovers that everyone has a version of the past that is very, very different.

'International in scope, profoundly human in its concerns, it feels like just the kind of novel we need in unsettling times.'
Laird Hunt

Book information

ISBN: 9780571331475
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 398g
Height: 153mm
Width: 234mm
Spine width: 26mm