<p><b>Longlisted for the Prix Sade 2021</b><br><b>Longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize</b><br><b>Longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize</b><br><br><b>A New York Times Notable Book of 2020</b><br><b>A New York Times Critics Top Ten Book of the Year</b><br><b>Named a Best Book of the Year by over 30 Publications, including <i>The New Yorker</i>, <i>TIME</i>, <i>The Washington Post</i>, <i>Entertainment Weekly</i>, NPR, and the BBC</b><br><br><b>In the highly anticipated follow-up to his beloved debut, <i>What Belongs to You</i>, Garth Greenwell deepens his exploration of foreignness, obligation, and desire</b><br><br>Sofia, Bulgaria, a landlocked city in southern Europe, stirs with hope and impending upheaval. Soviet buildings crumble, wind scatters sand from the far south, and political protesters flood the streets with song.<br><br>In this atmosphere of disquiet, an American teacher navigates a life transformed by the discovery and loss of love. As he prepares to leave the place he