Eva Moves the Furniture: A Novel

"Livesey is an amazing writer and this is an amazing book!" —Alice Sebold

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

Atlantic Monthly Best Book of the Year

A PEN/Winship Finalist

On the morning of Eva McEwen's birth, six magpies congregate in the apple tree outside the window—a bad omen, according to Scottish legend. That night, Eva's mother dies, leaving her to be raised by her aunt and heartsick father in their small Scottish town. As a child, Eva is often visited by two companions—a woman and a girl—invisible to everyone else save her. As she grows, their intentions become increasingly unclear: Do they wish to protect or harm her? A magical novel about loneliness, love, and the profound connection between mother and daughter, Eva Moves the Furniture fuses the simplicity of a fairy tale with the complexity of adult passions.

"A quirky and enchanting novel about the thin curtain that separates our world from the next." —Alice Hoffman

"Margot Livesey is a writer at the pinnacle of her craft. Eva Moves the Furniture is such a complete, sturdy yet graceful novel that it is difficult for a critic to wedge herself in between the writer and the reader."― Los Angeles Times Book Review