Daniel Alarcon writesabout subterfuge, lies, and the arbitrary recreation of history with amasterful clarity. By accepting the premise that war is senseless, he goes onto make sense of the lives that are destroyed in its wake. Lost CityRadio is both ambitious and resonant. — Ann Patchett, bestselling author of BelCanto and The Dutch HouseIn his criticallyacclaimed debut novel, award winning author Daniel Alarcónvividly portrays an anonymous nation searching for its identity at the end of awar with no clear right or wrong. For ten years, Norma hasbeen the on-air voice of consolation and hope for the Indians in the mountainsand the poor from the barrios—a people broken by war's violence. As the host of LostCity Radio, she reads thenames of those who have disappeared—those whom the furiously expanding city hasswallowed. Through her efforts lovers are reunited and the lost are found. Butin the aftermath of the decade long bloody civil conflict, her own life is aboutto forever change—thanks to the arrival of a young boy from the jungle whoprovides a cryptic clue to the fate of Norma's vanished husband. Stunning, timely, and absolutely mesmerizing, Lost City Radio probes the deepest questions of war and its meaning: from its devastating impact on society to the emotional scarring each survivor carries for years after. | Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcon, Paperback | Indigo Chapters