Description

The Morrison siblings have been haunted by tragedy since the sudden death of their parents in an accident when they were young.

Kate found an escape from the legacy of their dark past in her passion for the natural world. Now a zoologist far away from the small farming community where she grew up, she thinks she’s outgrown her three brothers, who were once her entire world.

But Kate can’t seem to escape her childhood or lighten the weight of their mutual past.

‘I’ve been trying to tell everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each one of her novels is just a marvel’ Anne Tyler, bestselling author of French Braid

‘A remarkable novel, utterly gripping…I read it at a single sitting, then I read it again, just for the pleasure of it’ Joanne Harris, bestselling author of Chocolat

‘Full of blossoming insights and emotional acuity…a compelling and serious page-turner’ Observer

Publisher Review

Beautifully written, carefully balanced, Mary Lawson constructs a history of sacrifice, emotional isolation and family love without sounding a false note * Daily Mail * Full of blossoming insights and emotional acuity...a compelling and serious page-turner * Observer * Lawson's evocative storytelling...knows just how to draw the reader on...this is a novel of disappointed hopes and self-delusion, but it has a feel-good finish. Move over Lake Wobegon * Spectator * A novel of a darkly unpredictable and compelling kind. It is a wise book * Financial Times *