WINGS LIKEDUST
Wings Like Dust
A novel — the #1 New York Times bestseller
In the commuter-belt suburbs of a sleepless city, Arton Sam seems to live an unremarkable life — until one letter lands and pulls apart everything he believed about the people nearest him.
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The Plot
In the commuter-belt suburbs of a sleepless city, Arton Sam seems to live an unremarkable life — until one letter lands and pulls apart everything he believed about the people nearest him.
As buried family history comes to light, Arton must face the quiet gaps we maintain even with those we hold closest. Told in glowing prose with steady compassion, Wings Like Dust traces the delicate structure of memory, the pressure of things left unsaid, and the steady bravery it takes to start over.
In This Edition
- A readers’-circle guide with twelve questions for discussion, bound into each edition.
- A closing note from the author on five years of conversations behind the book.
- A chart of the harbor city sketched from Linden’s notebooks.
An Excerpt
He carried the letter for eleven days before breaking its seal — eleven days of an unopened door riding in his coat pocket, its edges finding him through the lining each time the train eased into a stop. He read it at last with the kitchen lamp still burning from breakfast, morning arriving through the glass exactly as it always had: punctual, impartial, and on schedule.
| Format | Hardcover, 336 pages |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Alder & Wren Books |
| Published | 2026 |
| ISBN | 978-1-64729-031-4 |
Critical Voices
“Linden shows once more an unrivalled gift for laying bare the small breaks that shape a life.”— The Guardian
“Wings Like Dust establishes Linden as our indispensable chronicler of inner experience.”— The Atlantic
