A Town Called Solace
‘Will break your heart’ Graham Norton
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4.0 • 6 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
**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
Customer Reviews
A Beautiful Tale
At times I found the structure of the book a bit hard, but it does come together, and all-in-all is a beautiful story of friendship, love, loss and heartache in the voice a young child, an adult man and an elderly woman. Worth a read. 4/5