All My Puny Sorrows

A beautifully redesigned edition of Miriam Toews’s #1 national bestseller about two unforgettable sisters and and a love that illuminates life. Elf and Yoli are two smart, loving sisters leading very different lives. Elfreida is a renowned pianist, wealthy, and happily married. Her younger sister Yolandi is a writer, divorced, broke, and forever chasing after the wrong men in her search for true love. But Elf is struggling with her demons, and Yoli doesn’t know what to do. Elf wants to die and wants Yoli to help her. Yoli desperately wants her sister to live. Three weeks before her highly-anticipated international tour, Elf lands in the hospital after her latest suicide attempt. There’s doubt that she will be well in time, but Elf doesn’t seem to care. As the bounds of the sisters’ love for each other are tested, Yoli faces a decision that will forever change her life–and Elf’s. A multi-award-winning, critically acclaimed masterpiece, All My Puny Sorrows shows Toews at the height of her craft, making you smile while she breaks your heart.