Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

George Saunders
Lincoln in the Bardo
Paperback, Published in 2021
368 pages
Bloomsbury
Used condition

1862 America, the country is in the midst of a brutal bloody war and at the helm is grieving President Lincoln. History shows that the president, upon losing his young son Willie, returned to the graveyard where he lay, alone, to grieve. From this seed of history, the story takes a turn as Willie Lincoln drifts through a purgatory realm accompanied by humorous ghosts, quarrelling and regrettable spirits with their own unfinished business.
Saunders performs an astonishing feat that feels refreshing, sentimental and thrilling.