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From the Booker Longlisted author of A TOWN CALLED SOLACE

Orphaned young, Kate Morrison was her older brother Matt''s protégé, her curious fascination for pond-life fed by his passionate interest in the natural world. Now a zoologist, she can identify organisms under a microscope, but seems blind to the tragedy of her own emotional life. She thinks she''s outgrown her family, who were once her entire world - but she can''t seem to outgrow her childhood or lighten the weight of their mutual past.

''I''ve been trying to tell everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each one of her novels is just a marvel'' Anne Tyler

''A remarkable novel, utterly gripping...I read it at a single sitting, then I read it again, just for the pleasure of it'' Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat

''Full of blossoming insights and emotional acuity...a compelling and serious page-turner'' Observer

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