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This is a fourth novel for Siri Hustvedt, following the acclaimed "What I Loved." (Henry Holt and Co.)

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A father's troubling secret shadows his two children who are struggling to understand the relationships in their own lives. The latest novel by former Minnesotan Siri Hustvedt was inspired by her own father's memoir.

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  • Siri Hustvedt: author of the new novel, "The Sorrows of An American." She's also the author of "What I Loved."

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