'A cracking read' Daily Mail'Midnight in Soap Lake made me fall in love with reading all over again' Stuart Turton'A fantastic, assured debut' Elly Griffiths on Matthew SullivanThe smallest towns hide the biggest secrets.
Perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Nancy Revell, a feel-good, uplifting and funny saga set in post war London from Sunday Times bestseller Pip Granger.
Under the hot sun, the Jeddah streets resemble a scene from an old black-and-white movie: the women dressed like long, dark shadows and the men in their light cotton tunics.
A TOP TEN NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICKA WASHINGTON POST BEST AUDIOBOOK OF 2021A GLAMOUR BEST AUDIOBOOK OF 2021AN AUDIOFILE BEST AUDIOBOOK OF 2021Immerse yourself in a celebration of Black womanhood and an epic tale of the stories that span generations.
The Internationally Bestselling Author of The English Wife'Beautifully epic, romantic & rich in detail' #1 & USA Today bestseller Lorna Cook'Sweeping and evocative' Rosanna LeyThree sistersThe Great WarThe end of innocence.
Winner of the Australian Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction * Winner of the MUD Literary Prize * Shortlisted for the BookPeople Adult Fiction Book of the Year * Shortlisted for the Literary Fiction Book of the Year and The Matt Richell Award for New Writers ABIA Awards * Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist'Tracey Lien's first novel is a deeply moving tale of rage, regret and resilience .
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'One of the most exciting writers working in Ireland today' SALLY ROONEY, author of Normal People'Remarkable, rare and truly brilliant' MEGAN NOLAN, author of Acts of Desperation'Dark, funny, honest and engrossing' RODDY DOYLE, author of Love'Refreshing and ambitious' LISA MCINERNEY, author of The Rules of RevelationOn an island off Ireland's west coast strange things are afoot: two teenage boys set fires while their worlds fall apart, a couple drive out to the hills in a last-ditch effort to save their marriage, a widow seeks a stranger's help to bury her grief and a horse crashes a house party.