**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
