"The uncanny beauty of Van Booy's prose, and his ability to knife
straight to the depths of a character's heart, fill a reader with
wonder....There are so many wonderful sentences in this book, a reviewer
groans for want of room to list them." -- San Francisco Chronicle
In The Illusion of Separateness, award-winning author Simon Van Booy
tells a harrowing and enchanting story of how one man's act of mercy
during World War II changed the lives of strangers, and how they each
discover the astonishing truth of their connection.
Whether they are pursued by Nazi soldiers, old age, shame, disease, or
regret, the characters in this utterly compelling novel discover in
their darkest moments of fear and isolation that they are not alone,
that they were never alone, that every human being is a link in an
unseen chain.
The Illusion of Separateness intertwines the stories of unique and
compelling characters who--through seemingly random acts of
selflessness--discover the vital parts they have played in each other's
lives.