Ruins by Brooks-Dalton, Lily

Ruins

From critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Light Pirate comes a powerful, deeply resonant novel about an...
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Author: Lily Brooks-Dalton
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Language: English
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Ruins by Brooks-Dalton, Lily

Ruins

$98.99 $52.21

Ruins

$98.99 $52.21
Author: Lily Brooks-Dalton
Format: Paperback
Language: English

From critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Light Pirate comes a powerful, deeply resonant novel about an ambitious archaeologist in pursuit of a rare artifact from an ancient civilization that would not only change her life but potentially society at large.

"Lily Brooks-Dalton's novels are rich literary feasts." --Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author of Horse

Professor Ember Agni is a rising star in archeology, trying to balance an unfulfilling career in academia and a crumbling marriage, all while pursuing her true passion: unearthing a lost empire that no one else believes existed. Just as she's about to give up on the ambitious expedition she spent a decade trying to fund, a message arrives from overseas. A former student claims to have found something extraordinary--an artifact that hints at the forgotten world lying beneath history's tidy surface.

With vindication finally within reach, Ember risks everything for the sake of discovery and undertakes an odyssey that will either make her name or ruin her. Driven by unwavering faith in her vision of the past, she challenges the limits of her nation, her colleagues, and herself in order to exhume the missing pieces of how humanity began. But as she journeys deep into an untouched wilderness, in dogged pursuit of a dead civilization, she collides with the wreckage of her own life.

On the brink of either discovery or destruction, Ember must choose who she wants to be, and to what kind of world she wants to belong.

Author: Lily Brooks-Dalton
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 03/31/2026
Pages: 590
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.24d
ISBN: 9781538782118

About the Author
Lily Brooks-Dalton's novel Good Morning, Midnight has been translated into seventeen languages and is the inspiration for the film adaptation, The Midnight Sky. Her memoir, Motorcycles I've Loved, was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. A former writer-in-residence at The Kerouac House and The Studios of Key West, she currently lives in Los Angeles.

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