Atmospheric Disturbances

When Dr. Leo Liebenstein’s wife disappears, she leaves behind a single, confounding clue: a woman who looks, talks, and behaves almost exactly like her and even audaciously claims to be her. While everyone else is fooled by this imposter, Leo knows better. Certain that his real wife is alive and in hiding, Leo embarks on a quixotic journey to reclaim his lost love. From the streets of New York to the southernmost reaches of Patagonia, Leo’s quest becomes a test of how far he is willing to take his struggle against the seemingly uncontestable truth he knows in his heart to be false. A 2008 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize Finalist. An Indie Next Notable Title for July 2008. A 2008 Slate Magazine Best Book for Fiction. An Amazon Best Book of the Month, June 2008. Winner of the 2010 Saroyan Prize. Winner of the 2008 Governor General's Literary Award. One of the 2008 New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books for Fiction.