VIGIL by George Saunders - Hardback

The latest novel from one of contemporary fiction's most inventive authors, VIGIL follows Jill "Doll" Blaine, who, caught in a liminal state in the afterlife, is charged with ushering an oil company CEO to his death. he has assisted others - 343 to be exact - into the afterlife, yet her visit to this dying old man provokes newfound understanding.

Examining environmental peril, corporate greed, and the consequences of capitalism gone awry, VIGIL is an inventive, playful satire that considers the cost modern life takes upon the planet and highlights the erosive quality of greed upon our sense of shared humanity, with Saunders' arresting and intoxication language weaving a powerful and transcendent narrative.