Coral Glynn A Novel [Paperback]

ANew York Times Book ReviewEditors' Choice

In the spring of 1950, Coral Glynn arrives at an isolated mansion in the English countryside to nurse the elderly Edith Hart. There, Coral meets Hart House's odd inhabitants: Mrs. Prence, the perpetually disgruntled housekeeper, and Major Clement Hart, her charge's war-ravaged son. When a child's game goes violently awry in the nearby woods, a great shadowlove, perhapsdescends upon its residents. Other seemingly random eventsa torn dress, a missing ring, a lost letterpropel Coral and Clement precipitously into the mysterious thicket of marriage.

Written with his unique sense of wit and empathy, Peter Cameron's brilliant novel is a stunning exploration of how need and desire can blossom into loveand just as quickly transform into something less categorical.

Peter Cameronis the author ofAndorra(FSG, 1997),The City of Your Final Destination(FSG, 2002), andSomeday This Pain Will be Useful to You(FSG, 2007). His work has appeared inThe New Yorker,Grand Street, andThe Paris Review. He lives in New York City.

A beautiful, absorbing story of love missed, love lost, love found. The New York Times Book Review

Brilliantly written&Peter Cameron [is] an elegantly acute and mysteriously beguiling writer. Richard Eder, The Boston Globe

A riveting tale with an often heartbreakingly pure prose style&Scenes unfold with the exquisite design of a one-act play, with props skillfully deployed to comic and poignant effect. Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal

Get swept up in this subtle and complicated tale. Entertainment Weekly

[An] intricate tale taut with suspense&As always, Cameron's prose is something to savor. In his hands, even an ordinary moment can seem extraordinary. Bharti Kirchner, The Seattle Times

Haunting&Coral Glynnis like an engrossing black-and-white l3-