Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle

Ada, or Ardor is a long, elaborate novel set on Antiterra, an alternate Earth whose geography and history differ from our own. It follows Van Veen and his sister Ada across many decades, tracing their passionate and unconventional bond from a summer on a grand family estate through later years of separation and reunion. Written as a memoir by the aging lovers, it is full of allusion, parody, wordplay and reflections on time, memory and the nature of reality. Dense and ornate, it is a rich, demanding celebration of love and language.