Set in London in 1990, with Thatcher still in power, Juliet Clough and her three
interdependent siblings, cling together after the death of a brother and the retreat of their grieving parents. When Juliet, the focus of them all, is drawn into a complex love affair with the enigmatic Jacob, the others, too, find themselves falling in love, and then evading the consequences.
There's more than a whiff of Cold Comfort Farmhanging over this elegant novel. —Daily Mail
An engrossing and thought-provoking read. —Sunday Telegraph
A subtle and intriguing novel. —Observer
A terrific book, a meteorological force in its own right . . . absorbing and beautifully observed. —Evening Standard
Made plausible by the brilliance of the writing . . . Greenlaw superbly brings to life her characters' inner life and their perceptions of their world. —Financial Times
A piece of ice in the eye, chilling and disturbing, a beautiful portrait of ordinary unhappiness at its best. —Irish Times
Gifted with a sharp eye for detail and a fine sensibility to verbal nuance and patterning, Greenlaw has already established herself as a significant force in British poetry. This new novel seems certain to confirm her developing reputation as a writer of lively, intelligent and well-crafted fiction. —Guardian
Lavinia Greenlawhas published three books of poems, includingMinsk, which was shortlisted for the Forward, T.S. Eliot, and Whitbread poetry awards. She is also the author of the novel Mary George of Allnorthover.
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