Martyr! A Novel Ballard Felting Class And as the pressure leading

And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up

the shop’s most precious acquisition stolen

With the clock ticking

”—Elissa Sussman

But with all the secrets they never told each other lying between them

Martyr! A Novel Ballard Felting Class And as the pressure leadingNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A TIME MUST READ BOOK OF THE YEAR A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original,