NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST bullNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal bull O The Oprah Magazine bull The Economist bull Vogue bull Slate bull Chicago Tribune bull The Seattle Times bull Dayton Daily News bull Publishers Weekly bull Alan Cheuse, NPRrsquos All Things Considered SELECTED ONE OF THE TOP BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times bull Entertainment Weekly bull The Christian Science Monitor bull The Kansas City Star bull Library JournalIn a Balkan country mending from war, Natalia, a young doctor, is compelled to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding her beloved grandfatherrsquos recent death. Searching for clues, she turns to his worn copy of The Jungle Book and the stories he told her of his encounters over the years with ldquothe deathless man.
