*"San Francisco Chronicle" Best Book of 2012
*"Financial Times" Best Book of 2012
*"New Yorker" Best Book of 2012
FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF "THE LONGSHOT" comes this gripping saga about the destruction of a family, a home, and a way of life. Set on a struggling farm in a colonial country teetering on the brink of civil war, "Gone to the Forest "is a tale of family drama and political turmoil in which fiery storytelling melds with daring, original prose. Since his mother s death, Tom and his father have fashioned a strained domestic peace, where everything is frozen under the old man s vicious control. But when a young woman named Carine arrives at the farm, the tension between the two men escalates to the breaking point. Hailed by the "Boston Globe "as a major talent, Kitamura shines in this powerful new novel."