pstrongemThe Cartographersem is one of those brilliant books you have to read twice. -- emWashington PostemstrongppstrongThere are echoes of Borges and Bradbury, Pynchon and emFinian's Rainbowem, but Ms. Shepherd's exhilarating and enjoyable work casts a magical glow all its own. -- emWall Street JournalemstrongppstrongFrom the critically acclaimed author of emThe Book of Mem, a highly imaginative thriller about a young woman who discovers that a strange map in her deceased father's belongings holds an incredible, deadly secret--one that will lead her on an extraordinary adventure and to the truth about her family's dark history.strongppstrongemWhat is the purpose of a map emstrongppNell Young's whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her father, Dr. Daniel Young, is a legend in the field and Nell's personal hero. But she hasn't seen or spoken to him ever since he cruelly fired her and destroyed her reputation after an argument over an old, cheap gas station highway map.ppBut w