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**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO FOUR**

Set in the frozen north of Canada in 1972, this is a novel of painful histories and the moments in life when we can change for the better.

Clara’s rebellious older sister is missing. Grief-stricken and bewildered, she yearns to uncover the truth about what happened.

Liam, newly divorced and newly unemployed, moves into the house next door and within hours gets a visit from the police.

Elizabeth is thinking about a crime committed thirty years ago, one that had tragic consequences for two families. She desperately wants to make amends before she dies.

**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE**

‘I’ve been telling everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each of her novels is just a marvel’ Anne Tyler

‘Close to perfection’ The Times

‘Exquisitely poignant’ Liane Moriarty

Publisher Review

It's already one of my favourite books of the year * Rachel Joyce * She has the God-given ability to convey the complexities of human nature in everyday language... Like a magician, Lawson hides her technique, and makes it all seem as natural as breathing -- Craig Brown * Mail on Sunday * A contemplative story about loss and regret, a slow burn of a read with a fire at its heart -- John Boyne * Irish Times * Lawson's writing is such that it appears effortless but, as all the strands come together to create a rich and satisfying tapestry, her genius for storytelling becomes apparent * Irish Independent * The doubts, difficulties and uncertainties of the human condition are carefully examined in a way that is both heartbreaking and joyful * Scotsman * Subtle and darkly funny, this tender novel unspools the interconnected lives of her beautifully drawn characters * Daily Express * An absorbing novel * Sunday Express * Lawson has carved out a world in Northern Ontario that's vividly, absorbingly real... Carries you along from midnight to dawn, oblivious of the time * Literary Review * A Town Called Solace keeps you breathless with anxiety, then relief and finally even joy -- Ferdinand Mount * Observer * Close to perfection * The Times *