Imprint: Vintage
Published: 06/02/2003
ISBN: 9780099429326
Length: 352 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 21mm x 129mm
Weight: 281g
RRP: £9.99
'I've been trying to tell everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each one of her novels is just a marvel' Anne Tyler
Orphaned young, Kate Morrison was her older brother Matt's protégé, her curious fascination for pond-life fed by his passionate interest in the natural world. Now a zoologist, she can identify organisms under a microscope, but seems blind to the tragedy of her own emotional life. She thinks she's outgrown her family, who were once her entire world - but she can't seem to outgrow her childhood or lighten the weight of their mutual past.
'A remarkable novel, utterly gripping...I read it at a single sitting, then I read it again, just for the pleasure of it' Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat
'Full of blossoming insights and emotional acuity...a compelling and serious page-turner' Observer
Imprint: Vintage
Published: 06/02/2003
ISBN: 9780099429326
Length: 352 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 21mm x 129mm
Weight: 281g
RRP: £9.99
Beautifully written, carefully balanced, Mary Lawson constructs a history of sacrifice, emotional isolation and family love without sounding a false note
Full of blossoming insights and emotional acuity...a compelling and serious page-turner
Lawson's evocative storytelling...knows just how to draw the reader on...this is a novel of disappointed hopes and self-delusion, but it has a feel-good finish. Move over Lake Wobegon
A novel of a darkly unpredictable and compelling kind. It is a wise book