Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach
Thanks to Jordan Hanley of St. Martin’s Press, I am giving away one print copy of Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach
Description of Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach
The Fault In Our Stars meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Seventeen-year-old Ivan Isaenko is a life-long resident of the Mazyr Hospital for Gravely Ill Children in Belarus. For the most part, every day is exactly the same for Ivan, which is why he turns everything into a game, manipulating people and events around him for his own amusement.
Until Polina arrives.
She steals his books. She challenges his routine. The nurses like her.
She is exquisite. Soon, he cannot help being drawn to her and the two forge a romance that is tenuous and beautiful and everything they never dared dream of. Before, he survived by being utterly detached from things and people. Now, Ivan wants something more: Ivan wants Polina to live.
Praise Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach
“Compelling, intelligent and moving. The love story is executed with unflinching honesty and dark humor. A masterful novel. ” ―Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project
“The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko is comic and staggeringly tragic, often both in a single sentence… Ivan Isaenko is one of the most surprising narrators I have encountered―witty, adolescent, well-read, at times quite vulgar, and confined to a life that seems nearly unlivable, until he discovers that even at Mazyr Hospital, love is possible. A grittier, Eastern European, more grown-up The Fault in Our Stars.” ―Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow Child
“An extraordinarily brave and original debut. Ivan is an unforgettable narrator, and his story ripples with intelligence, humor, heartbreak, and humanity.” –Carolina De Robertis, author of The Gods of Tango
About Scott Stambach
Scott Stambach lives in San Diego where he teaches physics and astronomy at Grossmont and Mesa colleges. He also collaborates with Science for Monks, a group of educators and monastics working to establish science programs in Tibetan Monasteries throughout India. He has written about his experiences working with monks of Sera Jey monastery and has published short fiction in several literary journals including Ecclectica, Stirring, and Convergence.
Giveaway of Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach
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A captivating and fascinating novel which intrigues me and sounds unforgettable. Thanks.
This sounds like a remarkable story, can’t wait to give it a try. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
This sounds interesting unusual a good read,
The setting intrigues me, and the allusion to The Fault in Our Stars (a book I enjoyed).
I’ve heard good things about this book; also, I read here that “dark humor” is featured. That’s my favorite kind of humor! Thanks, Teddy.
I’m not sure what to think, it sounds like something similar to Fault of Our Stars.