Bewilderment

AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB SELECTIONAn Instant New York Times BestsellerShortlisted for the 2021 Booker PrizeLonglisted for the 2021 National Book Award for FictionLonglisted for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionA heartrending new novel from the Pulitzer Prizewinning and #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory.The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. Hes also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental neurofeedback treatment to bolster Robins emotional control, one that involves training the boy on the recorded patterns of his mothers brainWith its soaring descriptions of the natural world, its tantalizing vision of life beyond, and its account of a father and sons ferocious love, Bewilderment marks Richard Powerss most intimate and moving novel. At its heart lies the question: How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet?