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Siri Hustvedt, whose debut novel The Blindfold was showered with critical acclaim, returns with The Enchantment Of Lily Dahl, the coming-of-age story of a voluptuous and vacuous aspiring actress who lives in a small town in Minnesota.“This dark, sexy, spooky novel is an indelibly memorable fiction... it will haunt you.” - Salman RushdieIn the small town of Webster, Minnesota, Lily's life revolves around the Ideal Café. She lives above the café in a rented room and works there as a waitress. Standing at the threshold of adulthood, she enters a new world of erotic adventure, profound but unexpected friendship, and inexplicable, frightening acts of madness. Lily's story is also the story of a small town - Webster, Minnesota - where people are brought together by a powerful sense of place, both geographical and spiritual. Here gossip, secrets, and storytelling are as essential to the bond among its people as the borders that enclose the town. Weaving a fascinating spell of mystery and suspense, Siri Hustvedt recounts the erotic adventures, unexpected friendships, and inexplicable acts of madness that usher Lily into womanhood. “In her sophisticated handling of a powerful sexual dram

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Author

Siri Hustvedt

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780312423391

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery

Rating

3.42 / 5 (1,483 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14