And in 2093, in a world riven by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist’s damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him – and solve the mystery of her husband’s disappearances. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The characters are so well drawn and the plot so well paced, I couldn’t put it down.' – Daily Telegraph It’s rare that you get the opportunity to review a masterpiece, but To Paradise, definitively, is one. 'T hree stories far apart in space and time but each unique in their power to summon the joy and complexity of love, the pain of loss. The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller and one of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2022.įrom Hanya Yanagihara, author of the modern classic A Little Life, To Paradise is a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia.

Yanagihara to paradise review