In this compelling debut, an unknowable legacy passes through generations of one family living on the beautiful island of Barbados.
‘Beautiful and brutal… a breathtaking debut’ JOANNA CANNON
‘Dark, lyrical… impressive’ DAILY MAIL
‘An atmospheric slow burn… with a sense of forboding that grows with each page’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘Atmospheric and compelling’ KATE SAWYER
*WINNER OF THE 2023 FRED KERNER BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION*
*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 TORONTO BOOK AWARDS*
*FINALIST FOR THE 2023 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE*
Grief is like an inside joke: you have to have been there to really get it.
‘Beautiful and brutal… a breathtaking debut’ JOANNA CANNON
‘Dark, lyrical… impressive’ DAILY MAIL
‘An atmospheric slow burn… with a sense of forboding that grows with each page’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘Atmospheric and compelling’ KATE SAWYER
Scotland, 1940In a house on the east coast, Jane faces motherhood alone. With her husband away at war, there is no one to protect her from small town suspicions and she must learn to keep her secrets to herself.
'A wonderful book; rich, evocative, original. I loved it' Joanne Harris
