Town Called Solace

AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO FOUR Set in the frozen north of Canada in 1972, this is a novel of painful histories and the moments in life when we can change for the better. Clara's rebellious older sister is missing. Grief-stricken and bewildered, she yearns to uncover the truth about what happened. Liam, newly divorced and newly unemployed, moves into the house next door and within hours gets a visit from the police. Elizabeth is thinking about a crime committed thirty years ago, one that had tragic consequences for two families. She desperately wants to make amends before she dies. LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 'I've been telling everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each of her novels is just a marvel' Anne Tyler 'Close to perfection' The Times 'Exquisitely poignant' Liane Moriarty