The Woman Who Lost Her Soul

"Finalist"

"It’s a shame novelist and nonfiction author Bob Shacochis isn’t already a household name among readers of literary fiction, but I’m hoping that this important and powerful novel will bring him the recognition and readers that he so deserves. Spanning the decades between World War II and the present, from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism, with settings as diverse as Montana, Turkey, the Yugoslav republic of Croatia, Fort Bragg, Haiti, and several deluxe golf courses, this massive (over 700 pages) novel introduces myriad fully realized characters, in five distinct sections whose relationships to one another slowly become clear — though believe me, when you begin the novel you will have no idea where the plot is going and how it’s going to end. I’d have no hesitation in labeling this the first “Great American Novel” of the 21st century — and despite its size and complexity (or maybe because of its size and complexity) I found it riveting."

"next to Bob Shacochis’ new novel, “The Woman Who Lost Her Soul,” which is partly set in Haiti."