Description

Luke, Connor, Thea and Violet spend their first holiday together alone in their father’s house in the south of France. The boys don’t really know him, and they don’t really know their half-sisters, either. Luke, the most easy going of the four, is keen to bring a new shape to their overlapping, unconventional family; Connor and Thea, born just six months apart but a world of difference between them, are struggling to hide their attraction to each other; Violet, the youngest, is trying to figure some things out about herself, and trying desperately to forget others.

Sex in all its multiple forms is on the minds of the siblings during the hot, lethargic summer days spent next to the pool, but the land around them is starting to respond to something inexplicable and eerie. Animals begin to act strangely. There is a buzzing sound that only Connor can hear, and when Violet one night sees a plane light abruptly disappear in the sky, it signals the beginning of something that threatens so much more than their turbulent holiday.

With considerable power and unfolding revelation, We Are Together Because starts as a sensual summer drama and very quickly becomes about our own survival, asking us what is truly important in life, and how far we’ve strayed from our place in a more fluid, vibrant, natural world.

Publisher Review

Andrew makes fine writing look effortless. This rich, mysterious novel glows with intelligence, poetry and heart. I loved it * Sarah Waters, author of The Paying Guests * A writer of frankly alarming talent * Robert Macfarlane * Kerry Andrew is that rare thing: a natural storyteller * Patrick Gale * Tense and tender in equal measure, I was gripped by this holiday that becomes both a trap and an escape, by turns hellish and heavenly, but pure pleasure to read * Zoe Gilbert, author of Mischief Acts * Utterly bewitching, this is a novel that will work its way into your dreams long after you’ve finished it * Anna Bailey, author of Sunday Times-bestselling Tall Bones *