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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781804991244
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Description:
For readers of Claire Keegan, Max Porter and Sarah Moss- An exquisitely observed slice-of-life novella, where secrets and lies bubble under the surface as a unique cast of characters give their version of the truth about life in a rural Welsh village still haunted by the disappearance of a young woman 20 years ago.
A wonderful novella, full of atmosphere and feeling' SARA BAUME, author of A LINE MADE BY WALKING
'Beautiful, incredibly painterly and full of breathtaking details. A devastating portrait of a particular place, which draws you in with its brutality and beauty' CARYL LEWIS, author of DRIFT
'Incredibly assured, carefully observed, full of heart. A quietly devastating read which lingers long after the final page' JAN CARSON
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Tucked into the Welsh valleys and encircled by silver birch and pine, the village of Cwmcysgod may appear a quiet, sleepy sort of place. But beneath the surface, tensions simmer, hearts ache, and painful truths threaten to emerge.
Sixteen-year-old Catrin Bone knows only what she has been told. Now, she is beginning to question her small world, and a version of the past that seems to entrap and embitter her reclusive mother, Mary.
Mary had a sister once, a girl of unparalleled beauty. Why did she disappear from the village in a shroud of shame all those years ago - and where is she now?
Meanwhile the Clements brothers, skint and all out of hope, run rampant across the hills and lanes. And old Dai Bevel, whose frailty masks a dark history, dreams of a girl he used to know...
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ISBN: 9781804991244
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Description:
For readers of Claire Keegan, Max Porter and Sarah Moss- An exquisitely observed slice-of-life novella, where secrets and lies bubble under the surface as a unique cast of characters give their version of the truth about life in a rural Welsh village still haunted by the disappearance of a young woman 20 years ago.
A wonderful novella, full of atmosphere and feeling' SARA BAUME, author of A LINE MADE BY WALKING
'Beautiful, incredibly painterly and full of breathtaking details. A devastating portrait of a particular place, which draws you in with its brutality and beauty' CARYL LEWIS, author of DRIFT
'Incredibly assured, carefully observed, full of heart. A quietly devastating read which lingers long after the final page' JAN CARSON
_____________
Tucked into the Welsh valleys and encircled by silver birch and pine, the village of Cwmcysgod may appear a quiet, sleepy sort of place. But beneath the surface, tensions simmer, hearts ache, and painful truths threaten to emerge.
Sixteen-year-old Catrin Bone knows only what she has been told. Now, she is beginning to question her small world, and a version of the past that seems to entrap and embitter her reclusive mother, Mary.
Mary had a sister once, a girl of unparalleled beauty. Why did she disappear from the village in a shroud of shame all those years ago - and where is she now?
Meanwhile the Clements brothers, skint and all out of hope, run rampant across the hills and lanes. And old Dai Bevel, whose frailty masks a dark history, dreams of a girl he used to know...
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