Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2017, a story of love after death. 'A masterpiece' - Zadie Smith, 'Extraordinary' - Daily Mail, 'Breathtaking' - Observer, 'A tour de force' - The Sunday Times.

The extraordinary debut novel by bestselling author, Folio Prize winner, and National Book Award nominee George Saunders tells the story of Abraham Lincoln and the death of his eleven-year-old son Willie at the onset of the Civil War.

As the American Civil War rages, Lincoln's beloved son lies gravely ill. Within days, Willie dies and is buried in a cemetery in Georgetown. Newspapers report that a grieving Lincoln returns alone to the grave several times to hold his son's body. From this kernel of historical truth, George Saunders weaves an unforgettable tale of familial love and loss that transcends reality and enters an exciting, supernatural realm that is both humorous and haunting.