An IslandBy: Karen Jennings NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE A beautifully and sparingly constructed (The New York Times) novel about a lighthouse keeper with a mysterious past, and the stranger who washes up on his shoresAn Island is the American debut of a major voice in world literature. An Island by Karen Jennings is quite simply a revelationa ferocious, swift chess game of a novel.Paul Yoon, author of Run Me to Earth ONE OF