Life, and Death, and Giants Hope's beloved French-born grandmother Mamie

Hope's beloved French-born grandmother Mamie is drifting away in a haze of Alzheimer's

he finds himself in a desperate race to recover a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci

and see light in the darkness

Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home

Life, and Death, and Giants Hope's beloved French-born grandmother MamieA heart too big for this world. A life that changes everyone. "Life, and Death, and Giants is an intriguing and alluring novel from beginning to end. The events are startling, sad, amusing, invigorating, and informative. Reading it is like meeting a family that you never knew existed and becoming close friends in a few weeks. Highly recommended." Jane Smiley, author of Lucky and A Thousand Acres Gabriel Fisher was born an orphan, weighing eighteen