Come Sunday

"An intense and ambitious first novel, and an exquisitely detailed exploration of the mother-daughter bond" from the acclaimed author of The Last Blue (Los Angeles Magazine).

Winner of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction

Finalist for the Commonwealth Prize

A wonderful new storyteller unleashes a soaring debut that sweeps from the hills of Hawaii to the veldt of South Africa.

Come Sunday is that joyous, special thing: a saga that captivates from the very first page, breaking our hearts while making our spirits soar.

Abbe Deighton is a woman who has lost her bearings. Once a child of the African plains, she is now settled in Hawaii, married to a minister, and waging her battles in a hallway of monotony. There is the leaky roof, the chafing expectations of her husband's congregation, and the constant demands of motherhood. But in an instant, beginning with the skid of tires, Abbe's battlefield is transformed when her three-year-old daughter is killed, triggering in Abbe a seismic grief that will cut a swath through the landscape of her life and her identity.

Come Sunday is a novel about searching for a true homeland, family bonds torn asunder, and the unearthing of decades-old secrets. It is a novel to celebrate, and Isla Morley is a writer to love.

"A heart-wrenching tale of unthinkable loss and hard-won healing. This is a novel to savor." ―Sara Gruen, New York Times–bestselling author

"An arresting, heart-wrenching novel . . . a phenomenal debut." ―The San Diego Union-Tribune

"A compelling tale of survival, reinvention, and hope, in the end . . . Vivid and poignant." ―The Boston Globe