Nod by Fanny Howe

Fanny Howe,
Nod, a novel, illustrated by Inger Johanne Grytting: Howe's bravura new book defies category, presenting a fable in prose, verse, and woodcuts. About two Irish-German-American sisters in Dublin just as World War II is about to begin, the story's subtext is far-reaching and mythic, as eighteen-year-old Irene falls for her mother's ex-lover, separating her even further from her sister, Cloda. (Sun & Moon)