**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
