Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name: A Novel [Paperback]

On the day of her father's funeral, twenty-eight-year-old Clarissa Iver­ton discovers that he wasn't her biological father after all. Her mother disappeared fourteen years earlier, and her fiancé has just revealed a life-changing secret to her. Alone and adrift, Clarissa travels to mystical Lapland, where she believes she'll meet her real father. There, at a hotel made of ice, Clarissa is confronted with the truth about her mother's his­tory, and must make a decision about how—and where—to live the rest of her life.

On the day of her father's funeral, twenty-eight-year-old Clarissa Iver­ton discovers that he wasn't her biological father after all. Her mother disappeared fourteen years earlier, and her fiancé has just revealed a life-changing secret to her. Alone and adrift, Clarissa travels to mystical Lapland, where she believes she'll meet her real father. There, at a hotel made of ice, Clarissa is confronted with the truth about her mother's his­tory, and must make a decision about how—and where—to live the rest of her life.

Vida is a subtle, skilled writer . . . She disguises a world of heartache in brief, matter-of-fact sketches . . . -Miami Herald

Taut, understated, and compelling -Seattle Post-Intelligencer

[A] stirring novel&as alive and fascinating as the brilliant atmospheric phenomenon of its title. -Chicago Tribune

[Vidas] stripped-down, modern approach at its best applies a wash of freshness, even innocence to age-old questions. -San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

Intimate and sweeping, LET THE NORTHERN LIGHTS ERASE YOUR NAME dazzles like sun on snow. -Sean Wilsey, author of OH THE GLORY OF IT ALL

A taut, intricately layered page-turner that looks deeply and fearlessly into matters of profound human concern. -Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The lC³