Lincoln in the Bardo

The American Civil War rages while President Lincoln`s beloved eleven-year-old son lies gravely ill. In a matter of days, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy`s body.From this seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of realism...