Art of Losing

An exceptionally mature and tautly written first novel reminiscent of Josephine Hart''s Damage.Haunted by childhood loss, 23-year-old Louise takes on her late mother''s name and sets out to find Nicholas, the man she has always held responsible for her death. Now a middle-aged lecturer, husband and father, Nicholas has nevertheless been unable to shake off the events of his past, when he and Louis...