Eradication by Jonathan Miles
A short, sharp fable-esque novel about a grieving man on a remote island who is forced to reckon with an invasive population of goats and the fragile ecosystems that call everything into question.In Eradication, Jonathan Miles tackles the brutal paradoxes of ecological conservation with both unflinching clarity and comedic flairWhen saving an imperilled Eden means eliminating [sacrificing?] one species - whose only crime is to "refuse to stop living"- to protect dozens more, there are no easy answers. A deft, unsettling exploration of what it means to play God
-- Maria Reva, author of EndlingBeautifully weird, eerie, unexpected - a story for our times, and all powered by the writer's tremendous narrative imagination -- Kevin Barry, author of The Heart in Winter
A work of genius. From the beginning Adi is an endearing castaway of sorts, marooned from his former life, well-employed but hopelessly ill-suited to the grim job at hand. But strangely the best possible witness to his own (our own) role in the natural and unnatural order, whatever that may be. What struck me is the way Miles can pivot seamlessly, symphonically, from a fist-gnawing comedy of errors to a heartbreaking requiem for a habitat, a world, a near-extinct Reed Warbler, a son, resolving into a shocking and defiant denouement. Eradication is a beautiful and devastating novel. -- Luke Kennard
Miles's taut, powerful fable pits an everyman against seemingly insurmountable environmental and personal problems. * Shelf Awareness *
[Eradication] blew me out of my socks. . . . Short and powerful . . . The second I finished it, I immediately reread it. * Susan Casey, author of Voices in the Ocean *
Jonathan Miles is the author of the novels Dear American Airlines and Want Not, both New York Times Notable books, and the novel Anatomy of a Miracle. His journalism, essays, and criticism have appeared in a wide variety of publications including the New York Times, where he served as a columnist. In 2024 he toured as a multi-instrumentalist in the band of the Grammy-winning artist Jon Batiste. He currently serves as Writer-in-Residence at the Solebury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529449037 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529449030 |
| Title | Eradication |
| Author | Jonathan Miles |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2026-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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