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A character filled, moving early Patrick Gale novel about people and the complexities of life and relationships

‘A powerful and moving novel’ Independent on Sunday

Judith shares her life with her partner Joanna on the lonely wilds of Bodmin Moor, far from the memories and trauma of her childhood. But when Judith’s sister, Deborah, is tragically widowed, the women agree to meet.

What is intended to be a harmonious reunion becomes an entanglement of resentment, jealousy and desire, as aspects and secrets of the past surface, forcing themselves into an uneasy present, with some surprising results.

‘Engrossing . . . Gale is a charmingly idiosyncratic writer who could not write a cliché if he tried’ Daily Telegraph

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Reviews

Engrossing . . . Gale is a charmingly idiosyncratic writer who could not write a cliché if he tried
Daily Telegraph
[Gale] writes about difficult emotions with delicacy, perception and a rare ferocious charm
Guardian
Marvellously entertaining . . . there is a compelling sense of biting deep into the core of a bitter truth
Cosmopolitan
A powerful and moving novel
Independent on Sunday