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‘A poignant big-hearted novel full of warmth and reflection about how our families shape our lives’ Ethan Joella author of A Little Hope
The impact of childhood trauma reverberates into the grown-up worlds of Frank, Alice and Henry – children from three very different families suffering the fall-out from their early life. Frank, a working-class boy abused by his mum’s boyfriend; Alice, physically disabled and fragile and Henry, the less clever son of high-flying parents unable to compete with his clever brother. From a run down estate on the south coast, a small town in the north and an affluent home in the Cotswolds, each character grapples with the the life fate has handed them. Until, by chance they all come together in adulthood.
Spanning thirty years this is a beautifully written and haunting story about how families shape lives. The scope of the novel is ambitious and the plot beautifully honed.
